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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 pull ahead In A Sentence
- In the semi-final they had allowed their rivals to pull ahead before reeling them in. Times, Sunday Times
- She is very specifically waiting for Oregon to pull ahead so that she can put in Karen.
- I'm starting to pull ahead in that last, though, so that's good.
- The two crews were neck and neck at the half-way stage before York started to pull ahead to give themselves a half-length lead with 500m to go.
- This process plays out a bit like cars on the interstate: Eventually a pack of Maseratis will pull ahead as the Pintos fall back.
- In the semi-final they had allowed their rivals to pull ahead before reeling them in. Times, Sunday Times
- Europe's benchmark stock indexes have lagged comparable US measures this year, but they may soon start to pull ahead.
- Fans are happy that they will not have to wait any longer for the releases, but the emphasis is now on who will pull ahead on the Billboard Charts.
- During the last lap of the race one of the runners began to pull ahead.
- Only when course work was abolished for maths GCSE did they pull ahead. Times, Sunday Times
