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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However, now that Guerrero is going to be in Toronto for years to come, the Blue Jays may have the leg up in his free agency.
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
So how exactly did the Bulls give themselves a leg up in that race?
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
About 25 minutes in, while holding a pose with one leg up and her foot clasped in her hand, Ms. Carbone began to feel lightheaded and took a sip from her water bottle.
—Gina Cherelus, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
As the April 2 deadline approaches, countries from Asia to Europe are trying to offer ways to remove policies that the U.S. has argued disadvantage American companies or give China a leg up in the race for technological supremacy.
—arkansasonline.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
So how exactly did the Bulls give themselves a leg up in that race?
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
About 25 minutes in, while holding a pose with one leg up and her foot clasped in her hand, Ms. Carbone began to feel lightheaded and took a sip from her water bottle.
—Gina Cherelus, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
As the April 2 deadline approaches, countries from Asia to Europe are trying to offer ways to remove policies that the U.S. has argued disadvantage American companies or give China a leg up in the race for technological supremacy.
—arkansasonline.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Leg up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leg%20up. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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