winning position

Example Sentences

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Milan's Lidl-Trek team had to fight hard to get into a winning position, catching a long escape just 250m from the finish line.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

South Africa suffered an agonising defeat in the final of the 2024 T20 World Cup after playing themselves into a winning position against India in Barbados.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Greed also causes overleveraging: You keep adding to a winning position without moving your stop up to protect profits, then suddenly bad news hits, and what was your biggest winner yesterday wipes you out today.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

India were guilty of letting a winning position slip in Leeds but now hold all of the cards as they bid to level the series.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

The game was resumed the next day and Bobby, feeling ebullient because he was in a winning position, agreed to play on the main stage.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady