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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Maybe that background will give Forsythe a leg up in an offseason competition.
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Mike Kaye
march 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
So Kathryn went down first with her leg up, and Sam went down right on top of Kathryn’s foot.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
The football culture alone gives that school a leg up on all but a few ACC programs.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
While that gave Sheets a leg up, Miller was wounded out of the gate — criticized for hiring a consultant who had been pleaded guilty to bribery, joining a lawsuit against Abbott over COVID-19 regulations and considering a run against Abbott at one point.
—Karen Brooks Harper
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Mike Kaye
march 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
So Kathryn went down first with her leg up, and Sam went down right on top of Kathryn’s foot.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
The football culture alone gives that school a leg up on all but a few ACC programs.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
While that gave Sheets a leg up, Miller was wounded out of the gate — criticized for hiring a consultant who had been pleaded guilty to bribery, joining a lawsuit against Abbott over COVID-19 regulations and considering a run against Abbott at one point.
—Karen Brooks Harper
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Leg up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leg%20up. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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