Synonyms

edge out

Idioms

Surpass or defeat by a small margin, as in She edged out her opponent on the home stretch. [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

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The 22-year-old, who also won silver in slopestyle and big air in Italy, posted a best score of 94.75 at Livigno Snow Park to edge out China teammate Li Fanghui, who scored 93.00.

From Barron's

When she arrived at the arena for the most important night of her career, Liu was already guaranteed to be going home with at least one gold after helping the U.S. team edge out Japan earlier in the Milan Cortina Games.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nim squatted at the edge, out of the way of the wind and stink.

From Literature

Her combined time of 3:57:93 over four heats was enough to edge out Germany's Laura Nolte by just 0.04 seconds and compatriot Kaillie Armbruster Humphries by 0.12secs.

From BBC

Versatility helped Marcus, who was on the bench for the first Lions Test in the summer, edge out Northampton's Fin for England's final two autumn internationals.

From BBC

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