1
: a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view
2
: superiority in a contest
see also to the vantage
Examples of vantage in a Sentence
the vantage had all been ours for the first half of the contest
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Harry Boyte, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Many of the protesters held their phones above their heads to gain a vantage over the massive crowd.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
In our case, finding a good vantage was easy.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The cosmic rendezvous presents spectators with a rare opportunity to see a phenomenon in which at least two celestial bodies appear from our vantage on Earth to be near one another.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 23 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for vantage
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“Vantage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vantage. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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vantage
noun
van·tage
ˈvant-ij 
: a position giving advantage or a wide view
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