How to Use pull ahead in a Sentence

pull ahead

phrasal verb
  • The Aztecs pulled ahead with a surge at the end of Tuesday’s first half.
    — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The Heat controlled the game the rest of the way, pulling ahead by as many as 18 points in the second half.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The two teams then traded the lead until the Nuggets pulled ahead by four at the half.
    — Patrick Sung, CNN, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Except, this time around, the Surface pulled ahead on the first test.
    — Tom Warren, The Verge, 20 May 2024
  • Portland pulled ahead on Grant's free throw and the teams wrestled for the lead the rest of the third quarter.
    — Anne M. Peterson, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Havre de Grace went on a 17-11 run in the second quarter to pull ahead.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Boston made eight of its first 13 three-point shots and pulled ahead by as many as 30 points in the first half.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
  • With just 0:01 seconds left, Team Netherlands pulled ahead for the lead.
    — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024
  • The Americans have the most medals overall and pulled ahead with most gold medals as well.
    — Doha Madani, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Now, with a new leader in the driver’s seat, Toyota aims to catch up, and pull ahead.
    — Jared Lindzon, TIME, 30 May 2024
  • Still, the bet here is VJ is Minshew’s Voldemort, and the orange and blue pull ahead on a field goal late.
    — Sarah Kelly, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Trump pulled ahead of his 2020 margins in both states as more votes were counted.
    — Erin Alberty, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Trump retook the betting lead this week, pulling ahead for the first time since mid-August.
    — James Powel, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
  • For the first time, in November, Donald Trump pulled ahead in our poll.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2024
  • While Fury was able to pull ahead during the middle of the first fight, Usyk remained focused.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • That is a reversal from last year, when value stocks pulled ahead of growth stocks for the first time since 2016.
    — Charley Grant, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Swift has now pulled ahead of Barbra Streisand to set the record for the most number one albums for a female singer, with 12.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 18 July 2023
  • The Bucks pulled ahead by as much as 20 points late in the fourth quarter to record the decisive victory.
    — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • While polls show the race is extremely close, Harris pulled ahead in the money chase.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Kenzie and Maria are both working on the puzzle, and Kenzie is pulling ahead.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 May 2024
  • In the end, Monte Lyons pulled ahead and was the only candidate to surpass the threshold to win outright.
    — Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2024
  • For a time, Eaton led, then Huston pulled ahead only to fall behind.
    — Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
  • Chappelle pulls ahead of George Carlin and Richard Pryor, with five wins each.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Tied at 16 in the first set, Oregon scored six of the next eight points to pull ahead and closed the frame with three straight kills, two by Morgan Lewis (seven kills).
    — oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The Celtics are threatening to pull ahead in the all-time NBA championships tally.
    — Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
  • The Heat had a strong response, using a 24-9 run to rally and pull ahead by four points just a few minutes later.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The turnover served as a gut punch as Denver pulled ahead by two scores and held on for a comfortable victory.
    — Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Georgia rises from the dead to pull ahead late on a Carson Beck 67-yard touchdown pass to Dillon Bell.
    — Marc Weiszer, The Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Wednesday marked the Heat’s eighth loss this season after pulling ahead by double digits in the second half.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
  • As the field has narrowed, four women appear to have pulled ahead of their rivals, but that only means the competition for the last seat will be even more fierce.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2025

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