get the upper hand
Example Sentences
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“Maybe I need to push myself and buy some outfits that would let me get the upper hand in diplomatic negotiations,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
Shakespeare and Anne wrestle to get the upper hand of a plot that seems to have a mind of its own.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025
Gradually England managed to get the upper hand though and, after a high hit from Kyle Rowe on Ollie Chessum had deprived Scotland of field position, England crept ahead off the tee.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025
The fight was even through the first two rounds, but Blachowicz began to get the upper hand in the third with his kicks that weakened Ankalaev.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2022
Three days later, on a Saturday morning, as we were making breakfast, the camp learned that the firefighters had begun to get the upper hand.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
