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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The Coachella Valley Independent reported that Jones had fallen ill ahead of the show's opening and had to rely on his script — and reading glasses — to get through the performance.
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 1 June 2025
Costco moved up the delivery for patio products and sporting goods to stay ahead of the tariff pricing impacts.
—Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The bill got about a half hour of debate ahead of passage, and there were no comments in opposition.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
Sergei Bobrovsky knows what’s ahead of him and the Florida Panthers.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 June 2025
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 1 June 2025
Costco moved up the delivery for patio products and sporting goods to stay ahead of the tariff pricing impacts.
—Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The bill got about a half hour of debate ahead of passage, and there were no comments in opposition.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
Sergei Bobrovsky knows what’s ahead of him and the Florida Panthers.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 June 2025
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“Ahead of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ahead%20of. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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