Examples of leg up in a Sentence
a key endorsement that would give the struggling candidate a real leg up right now
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Gafford's familiarity with Doncic could give him a leg up in the competition for being the Lakers' top target.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
These hearty beef patties, which come in Ranch Mushroom Swiss and Texas BBQ (with cheddar cheese and roasted poblanos), give you a leg up on your cookout, packing flavor into six ⅓-pound patties.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 28 May 2025
Recent college graduates are having a harder time finding work, despite their higher education degrees, which usually give job-seekers a leg up in the labor market.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 27 May 2025
This upgrade alone should help to give the RTX 5060 a leg up over the RTX 4060 in terms of performance.
—Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 19 May 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
These hearty beef patties, which come in Ranch Mushroom Swiss and Texas BBQ (with cheddar cheese and roasted poblanos), give you a leg up on your cookout, packing flavor into six ⅓-pound patties.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 28 May 2025
Recent college graduates are having a harder time finding work, despite their higher education degrees, which usually give job-seekers a leg up in the labor market.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 27 May 2025
This upgrade alone should help to give the RTX 5060 a leg up over the RTX 4060 in terms of performance.
—Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 19 May 2025
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“Leg up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leg%20up. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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