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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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Language gave humans a leg up compared to all other species.
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2024
Taking this extra step can give you a leg up on your offer.
—Jackie Reed, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
Both teams come into the soccer match riding a wave of momentum, though historically, Athletic has the leg up, with 23 cup titles to their name.
—Tim Chan, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
Enforcers and legislators have long expressed concern that by rigidly curating users’ experiences on the iPhone and its other gadgets, Apple has excluded rivals from its ecosystem — giving the company an unfair leg up on competitors.
—Perry Stein, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
This, of course, will make perfect sense to a bull, with another leg up to $100,000 and beyond on the cards as far as they are concerned.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Plus, this victory gave Pavon a leg up toward a high enough spot in the Official World Golf Ranking to represent his country in the Paris Olympics this summer.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2024
The recent discovery of a big gallium deposit in a Montana national forest could help the U.S. gain a leg up over China in the clean energy transition — and potentially fuel new controversy, HuffPost’s Alexander C. Kaufman and Chris D’Angelo write.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Will his previous experience give him a leg up over the others?
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2024
Taking this extra step can give you a leg up on your offer.
—Jackie Reed, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
Both teams come into the soccer match riding a wave of momentum, though historically, Athletic has the leg up, with 23 cup titles to their name.
—Tim Chan, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
Enforcers and legislators have long expressed concern that by rigidly curating users’ experiences on the iPhone and its other gadgets, Apple has excluded rivals from its ecosystem — giving the company an unfair leg up on competitors.
—Perry Stein, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
This, of course, will make perfect sense to a bull, with another leg up to $100,000 and beyond on the cards as far as they are concerned.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Plus, this victory gave Pavon a leg up toward a high enough spot in the Official World Golf Ranking to represent his country in the Paris Olympics this summer.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2024
The recent discovery of a big gallium deposit in a Montana national forest could help the U.S. gain a leg up over China in the clean energy transition — and potentially fuel new controversy, HuffPost’s Alexander C. Kaufman and Chris D’Angelo write.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Will his previous experience give him a leg up over the others?
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Leg up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leg%20up. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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