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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The iPad program, which ramped up during the Covid pandemic, was meant to give kids a technological leg up and help track students who are falling behind.
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Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 5 Dec. 2025
Palo Alto Networks Link recommended investors own Palo Alto Networks for a leg up in the cybersecurity industry.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
And Kiernan-Linn believes her background as a classical ballet dancer gives her a leg up.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
That kind of exposure could give DraftKings a leg up in the nascent category while also exposing many more fans to the new—and controversial—form of trading.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Dec. 2025
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Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 5 Dec. 2025
Palo Alto Networks Link recommended investors own Palo Alto Networks for a leg up in the cybersecurity industry.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
And Kiernan-Linn believes her background as a classical ballet dancer gives her a leg up.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
That kind of exposure could give DraftKings a leg up in the nascent category while also exposing many more fans to the new—and controversial—form of trading.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Leg up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leg%20up. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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