How to Use get the better of in a Sentence

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• But too many of them have let their anger get the better of them.
  — Robert H. Bork Jr., National Review, 17 June 2022
• Keep your eyes wide open and refuse to let anyone get the better of you.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
• Jarry, though, got the better of his friend.
  — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
• Red got the better of him in one of the better sequences of the match.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
• Frankly, there are times when both of those sentiments get the better of me.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2021
• But the numbers game got the better of him again about midway through the match.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
• Traders finally let fear get the better of them and dumped stocks (and much else).
  — Chris Mooney, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2011
• Adrenaline got the better of my shaky hands.
  — Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• Your emotions might get the better of you today, but that doesn't have to be a bad thing.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2021
• Can Kylian Mbappe get the better of the Barcelona high line?
  — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
• But the Colts got the better of the Chiefs in the return game.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Nov. 2025
• As a player, Posey got the better of the Padres at a high rate.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
• In my senior year of high school, the symptoms started to get the better of me.
  — Jj Courtney, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
• As the moon clashes with Pluto, refuse to let fear get the better of you.
  — USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
• Tatis does not deny that frustration can get the better of him.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
• As the moon and Mars clash, don’t let impatience get the better of you!
  — USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
• This led to a brawl with the Bloodline and the Usos got the better of it.
  — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
• However, Vice got the better of her.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
• Slade confronted and fought one of the migrants and started to get the better of them.
  — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 June 2024
• Becky and Lyra inevitably brawled, and Lyra got the better of Lynch.
  — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
• Marie gets the better of her adversary but can’t stop him from escaping.
  — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
• Sydney Sweeney isn't letting body-shaming trolls get the better of her.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 14 Dec. 2024
• Think of it as a safety net for moments when curiosity gets the better of you.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
• The six or so other guests with me in the tasting let curiosity get the better of them, too.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Oct. 2024
• But don’t let the absence of passion or the plethora of distortion get the better of you.
  — Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2021
• There was one time, during a challenge, when Rob let his anger over losing a shield get the better of him.
  — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
• The two teams played a scoreless first period with the Caps getting the better of the chances.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
• However, both of their endeavors suffer when their hearts get the better of their brains.
  — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
• The moon’s clash with Pluto cautions you against letting emotions get the better of you.
  — USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
• With no real spin on offer and the field up, Will Jacks got the better of the youngster.
  — ABC News, 4 July 2026