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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Everyone wants a leg up as early as possible.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Keeping your knee bent, lift one leg up behind you until your thigh is in line with your body.
—Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 26 Dec. 2025
Mizuho’s top stock pick for 2026 is a vaccine maker that has a major leg up over its competitors.
—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
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Keeping your knee bent, lift one leg up behind you until your thigh is in line with your body.
—Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 26 Dec. 2025
Mizuho’s top stock pick for 2026 is a vaccine maker that has a major leg up over its competitors.
—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
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“Leg up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leg%20up. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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