Examples of leg up in a Sentence
a key endorsement that would give the struggling candidate a real leg up right now
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While that gave Sheets a leg up, Miller was wounded out of the gate — criticized for hiring a consultant who had been pleaded guilty to bribery, joining a lawsuit against Abbott over COVID-19 regulations and considering a run against Abbott at one point.
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Karen Brooks Harper
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
This should give the Vikings a leg up on bringing him back.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Hazel, drawing both legs up and placing her elbows on her knees, asked.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
But the fact that FourLeaf is a credit union gives it a significant leg up on affordability.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2026
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Karen Brooks Harper
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
This should give the Vikings a leg up on bringing him back.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Hazel, drawing both legs up and placing her elbows on her knees, asked.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
But the fact that FourLeaf is a credit union gives it a significant leg up on affordability.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Leg up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leg%20up. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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