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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In 911 calls released to the Herald, Rose is heard taking instructions from her father to hold her brother’s leg up to slow the bleeding.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
The winner here gets an early leg up — in both the MVP race and the race for the AFC’s top seed.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
With so many young players needing to be developed, Belichick's skill-set should give him a leg up on the competition.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
That likely gave Starlink a leg up since satellite internet service is widely available and cheaper to deploy compared with laying miles of fiber optic cable.
—PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
The winner here gets an early leg up — in both the MVP race and the race for the AFC’s top seed.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
With so many young players needing to be developed, Belichick's skill-set should give him a leg up on the competition.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
That likely gave Starlink a leg up since satellite internet service is widely available and cheaper to deploy compared with laying miles of fiber optic cable.
—PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Leg up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leg%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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