upper hand
noun
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finally gained the upper hand in the argument
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His quickness often gives him an upper hand to wall off lanes or square off rushers (zero sacks allowed).
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Dane Brugler, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Winged munition autonomously detects moving targets Raytheon also highlighted that the StormBreaker smart weapon gives operators an upper hand in combat by hitting moving targets in some of the worst weather conditions.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Those deep ties might give EssilorLuxottica or L’Oréal an upper hand compared to LVMH.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The Northern Sea Route is generally viewed as more developed and regulated, with Moscow investing heavily in infrastructure as part of a broader campaign to gain an upper hand in the Arctic.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Dane Brugler, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Winged munition autonomously detects moving targets Raytheon also highlighted that the StormBreaker smart weapon gives operators an upper hand in combat by hitting moving targets in some of the worst weather conditions.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Those deep ties might give EssilorLuxottica or L’Oréal an upper hand compared to LVMH.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The Northern Sea Route is generally viewed as more developed and regulated, with Moscow investing heavily in infrastructure as part of a broader campaign to gain an upper hand in the Arctic.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for upper hand
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“Upper hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upper%20hand. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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