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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Mizuho’s top stock pick for 2026 is a vaccine maker that has a major leg up over its competitors.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
Eusebio doesn’t need to use AI to get a leg up.
—Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
But things would soon turn around as a boat arrived to kick off the now traditional finale scramble — where contestants run around searching for something to give them a leg up in the first immunity challenge.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
Until the Bearcats prove themselves, teams like Southlake Carroll and DeSoto have a significant leg up.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Dec. 2025
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
Eusebio doesn’t need to use AI to get a leg up.
—Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
But things would soon turn around as a boat arrived to kick off the now traditional finale scramble — where contestants run around searching for something to give them a leg up in the first immunity challenge.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
Until the Bearcats prove themselves, teams like Southlake Carroll and DeSoto have a significant leg up.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Leg up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leg%20up. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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