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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The stock got another leg up last week following Trump’s visit to the Middle East.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 21 May 2025
Among the ways to get that leg up is to take advance placement courses during the school year, college courses during the summer or college-level examination program (CLEP) tests.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Bolstering Formula 1 in the U.S. got a leg up from the runaway success of Netflix‘s Formula 1 docuseries Drive to Survive.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Landeskog’s probably got an early leg up on Conn Smythe talk on sheer narrative alone.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2025
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 21 May 2025
Among the ways to get that leg up is to take advance placement courses during the school year, college courses during the summer or college-level examination program (CLEP) tests.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Bolstering Formula 1 in the U.S. got a leg up from the runaway success of Netflix‘s Formula 1 docuseries Drive to Survive.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Landeskog’s probably got an early leg up on Conn Smythe talk on sheer narrative alone.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Leg up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leg%20up. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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