go one better

Example Sentences

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A complete master of his craft, he will be desperate to go one better after South Africa's loss in the final last time around.

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Four years ago Team Mouat - featuring Stranraer's McMillan Jr, Hardie and Lammie - just missed out on the gold medal in Beijing, but they are determined to go one better this time round.

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But Arteta has provided the calm presence for his side and instilled confidence into his team as they look to go one better than the last three seasons, when they have finished in second place.

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"I am full of confidence and hopefully I can go one better this tournament. I have had a month off tournaments but still been putting the work in."

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Darnold, though, is the only one to do it with two different teams and, as with Minnesota last year, he will play for the top seed in the final game - hoping to go one better than last year's defeat to Detroit.

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