Examples of ahead of in a Sentence
She got ahead of me.
They went on ahead of us and by now are several miles ahead of us.
We have some hard work ahead of us.
The polls show that he is ahead of the other candidates.
The company is working hard to stay one step ahead of the competition.
They were trailing us by 5 points earlier in the game, but now they're ahead of us by 7.
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But Patrick Mahomes, who tore his ACL last December, is ahead of schedule and will likely be under center when these two teams square off in early November.
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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026
He's won back-to-back World Series championships after joining the Los Angeles Dodgers ahead of the 2024 season.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Many American farmers rely on fertilizer moving by barge up the Mississippi River ahead of the planting season, limiting their ability to defer purchases.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
The people ahead of me definitely earned it.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026
He's won back-to-back World Series championships after joining the Los Angeles Dodgers ahead of the 2024 season.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Many American farmers rely on fertilizer moving by barge up the Mississippi River ahead of the planting season, limiting their ability to defer purchases.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
The people ahead of me definitely earned it.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
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“Ahead of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ahead%20of. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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