get the better of
Example Sentences
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An engaging, occasionally volatile figure on court, Sabalenka let her emotions get the better of her in both the Australian Open and French Open showpieces last year.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
Swiss racer Tanguy Nef and Belgian Armand Marchant similarly failed to get the better of Strasser, leaving the top four to race.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
Because of that, and because of who Everton will be missing, I am backing Dyche to get the better of his old team this time.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
Even a superstar’s bruised disposition can get the better of them.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2022
“I must get the better of myself. I must. I must.”
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
