edging out
Example Sentences
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Miroslav Klose won it with five in 2006, as did Thomas Muller in 2010, edging out Diego Forlan, Wesley Sneijder and David Villa on assists.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The Ronettes disbanded in 1967 as Motown and the British Invasion were edging out singing groups and Spector’s grip on the group increased.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
Tagovailoa’s $99.2 million dead cap charge is the highest of all time, edging out the $85 million that the Denver Broncos took to cut quarterback Russell Wilson in 2024.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 9, 2026
Adjusted earnings, which strip out exceptional costs and one-off items, were 99 cents a share, edging out the mean analyst estimate of 98 cents a share, as per FactSet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
Others were edging out into the pastures alongside the road looking for forage.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
