be ahead

Example Sentences

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Started well for Esteban to be ahead of Bearman but couldn't manage it in the race.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

“You’ll be ahead of many people, because then you can figure out if there’s a difference between what you’re bringing in and what you’re spending.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Tokio Marine is well-regarded industrywide, with high returns and a strong position in the Japanese market, but its stock could be ahead of itself.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Until flows through the strategic chokepoint resume, further price highs might still be ahead, even with the International Energy Agency’s record release of oil reserves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Peter and Paul are each equally likely to be ahead at any given time, but whoever is ahead will probably have been ahead almost the whole time.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos