pull ahead

verb

pulled ahead; pulling ahead; pulls ahead

: to take the lead in a race, competition, contest, etc.

The two runners were side by side until one pulled ahead.

—often + of

He has pulled ahead of the other candidates in the election polls.

Examples of pull ahead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The organizations that pull ahead will do both, deliberately. — Brittany Murrey, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

High-school students across Asia are pulling ahead of their Western peers, an annual global assessment indicates, as artificial intelligence spurs a worldwide race for talent and reshapes how young people learn. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Add in an above-average Chargers defense and an offense capable of pulling ahead early, and this game has real potential to get out of hand. — Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026

But the Dodgers pulled ahead again two innings later, courtesy of the red-hot bat Teoscar Hernández has been swinging in September. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for pull ahead

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