edge out

Example Sentences

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When she arrived at the arena for the most important night of her career, Liu was already guaranteed to be going home with at least one gold after helping the U.S. team edge out Japan earlier in the Milan Cortina Games.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nim squatted at the edge, out of the way of the wind and stink.

From Literature

Her combined time of 3:57:93 over four heats was enough to edge out Germany's Laura Nolte by just 0.04 seconds and compatriot Kaillie Armbruster Humphries by 0.12secs.

From BBC

Versatility helped Marcus, who was on the bench for the first Lions Test in the summer, edge out Northampton's Fin for England's final two autumn internationals.

From BBC

The favorite for individual gold earned 10 points toward the United States’ total of 69 to edge out Japan by one.

From Los Angeles Times