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obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
win points
After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference
The home team was gaining ground
How To Use get ahead In A Sentence
- In the face of dehumanization he remained human - and did not dehumanize his fellow humanity to try and get ahead or gain an advantage for himself.
- Roasting pies in the sky on a big-ass bonfire is no way to get ahead in life. Your Right Hand Thief
- Even now each state, moreover, seeks to get ahead of other states as it deals with its military and defense problems.
- Learn how to use your posture and gestures to get ahead at work. Times, Sunday Times
- We need to get ahead of the curve. Times, Sunday Times
- Learn how to use your posture and gestures to get ahead at work. Times, Sunday Times
- We need to get ahead of the curve. Times, Sunday Times
- Javier Mascherano headed away Aduriz's lob over Pinto, Carles Puyol leapt acrobatically to stop Alba sprinting on to another ball and Eric Abidal was alert to get ahead of Feghouli. Barcelona 2-0 Valencia (3-1 agg) | Copa del Rey semi-final match report
- a young man sure to get ahead
- Like humans, apes and monkeys have to live in complex social groupings in which guile is needed to get ahead or simply to survive.
