get the better of
Example Sentences
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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
When Newcastle needed a result most, following a bruising defeat at Brentford before the international break, Howe and his staff devised a plan to finally get the better of Manchester City in the Premier League.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025
Brighton have won at Old Trafford in each of the past three seasons but can Manchester United get the better of them on Saturday?
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025
Even a superstar’s bruised disposition can get the better of them.
From Salon • Dec. 6, 2022
Not knowing that I saw them, and setting herself to get the better of them, she said quietly,—
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
