Examples of ahead of in a Sentence
She got ahead of me.
They went on ahead of us and by now are several miles ahead of us.
We have some hard work ahead of us.
The polls show that he is ahead of the other candidates.
The company is working hard to stay one step ahead of the competition.
They were trailing us by 5 points earlier in the game, but now they're ahead of us by 7.
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Oklahoma missed 7 of 8 three-pointers in the quarter, its only long-distance basket a heave from around midcourt by Verhulst just ahead of the halftime buzzer.
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Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
The initiative was confirmed ahead of the summit, with CAAS Director General Han Kok Juan briefing reporters on Jan 29.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Feb. 2026
But leading up to Sunday, Hedman didn’t want to get ahead of himself.
—Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Changes have been in the works for weeks as Sacramento Kings general manager Scott Perry searched for opportunities to reconstruct an imbalanced roster ahead of Thursday’s NBA trade deadline.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 1 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
The initiative was confirmed ahead of the summit, with CAAS Director General Han Kok Juan briefing reporters on Jan 29.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Feb. 2026
But leading up to Sunday, Hedman didn’t want to get ahead of himself.
—Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Changes have been in the works for weeks as Sacramento Kings general manager Scott Perry searched for opportunities to reconstruct an imbalanced roster ahead of Thursday’s NBA trade deadline.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Ahead of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ahead%20of. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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