Examples of ahead of in a Sentence
She got ahead of me.
They went on ahead of us and by now are several miles ahead of us.
We have some hard work ahead of us.
The polls show that he is ahead of the other candidates.
The company is working hard to stay one step ahead of the competition.
They were trailing us by 5 points earlier in the game, but now they're ahead of us by 7.
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Witt, 24, has many more good years of baseball ahead of him.
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Stephen J. Nesbitt, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is once again grappling with persistent right-wing defectors ahead of a key budget vote that could come as soon as Tuesday evening.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
In a letter to President Trump, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes likened the cuts to shutting down the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ahead of hurricane season.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson appears to have smoothed out some of the bumps in the road ahead of tonight's GOP budget vote after some House Republicans voiced concerns over potential Medicaid cuts.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
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Stephen J. Nesbitt, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is once again grappling with persistent right-wing defectors ahead of a key budget vote that could come as soon as Tuesday evening.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
In a letter to President Trump, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes likened the cuts to shutting down the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ahead of hurricane season.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson appears to have smoothed out some of the bumps in the road ahead of tonight's GOP budget vote after some House Republicans voiced concerns over potential Medicaid cuts.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Ahead of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ahead%20of. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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