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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And the Saudi Fashion Commission was working overtime to give local brands a leg up, hosting 70 buyers, most of them international.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
In another, Biel and Zaya were all smiles, with the Valentine's Day star holding both of her niece's hands as the little girl kicked one of her legs up.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Another aspect of Laurel Market’s chicken torta that gave the shop a leg up was minimal packaging mess.
—Sofia Distefano, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
For the first 28 years of my life, I was not given any special leg up on account of my Sublime relation.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
In another, Biel and Zaya were all smiles, with the Valentine's Day star holding both of her niece's hands as the little girl kicked one of her legs up.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Another aspect of Laurel Market’s chicken torta that gave the shop a leg up was minimal packaging mess.
—Sofia Distefano, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
For the first 28 years of my life, I was not given any special leg up on account of my Sublime relation.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for leg up
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“Leg up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leg%20up. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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