come out ahead

Example Sentences

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“You can get a week’s vacation and dental work and still come out ahead of what you’d be paying in the U.S.,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

In theory, you would have come out ahead in the alternative index fund, but in practice you would have finished behind.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lowe’s has come out ahead in most of the above comparisons; it has been the better long-term performer in the stock market and has beaten the S&P 500’s 10-year return by a wide margin.

From MarketWatch

In the very, very long run, however, boring stocks might well come out ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal

The longer a person expects to live, the more likely they are to come out ahead by delaying claiming and getting a higher benefit.

From MarketWatch