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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Apple isn't interested in letting rivals like Nvidia get a leg up in the AI race.
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PC Magazine, 22 Nov. 2025
The weirdest one was some guy pulled his pant leg up and my face was on his calf.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2025
This is an important if hard conversation about subjects close to Beth’s book and her life—about the safety nets that are no longer there for the poor; about the legs up people are no longer getting; and about the resentment that’s been sowed as a result.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
Ferguson has argued a legal challenge could place redistricting in the hands of the conservative-leaning state Supreme Court - resulting in new maps that hurt Democrats, rather than giving them a leg up.
—NPR, 14 Nov. 2025
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PC Magazine, 22 Nov. 2025
The weirdest one was some guy pulled his pant leg up and my face was on his calf.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2025
This is an important if hard conversation about subjects close to Beth’s book and her life—about the safety nets that are no longer there for the poor; about the legs up people are no longer getting; and about the resentment that’s been sowed as a result.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
Ferguson has argued a legal challenge could place redistricting in the hands of the conservative-leaning state Supreme Court - resulting in new maps that hurt Democrats, rather than giving them a leg up.
—NPR, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Leg up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leg%20up. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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