How to Use at an advantage in a Sentence

at an advantage

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  • And Eichler says that, at a time when events are canceled and there's not as much to do, new restaurants are at an advantage.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2020
  • Davis will have to sit at some point, and the Jazz could be at an advantage in those minutes, but the Lakers will be a really tough team to stop.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Apr. 2021
  • So with the Falcon Heavy, SpaceX is at an advantage in terms of bidding on military launch contracts.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The shower will be viewable for skywatchers across the U.S., but those in the southern latitudes of the country will be at an advantage.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 26 July 2022
  • For years, many black Americans have steadily felt whites are at an advantage.
    — CBS News, 30 July 2020
  • In fact, in the event of a meltdown of the financial system, owners of real gold will be at an advantage since physical gold has always been used as a currency in its own right.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Second, the team posits that the acidification of the oceans put animals with particular body structures at an advantage.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2022
  • As evidenced by the surplus of job openings and difficulty with filling them, applicants are at an advantage right now.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 25 May 2022
  • This puts misinformation at an advantage over the often less sensational truth that gets pushed aside.
    — Tom Siegel, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Hungary’s government has insisted that its elections are free and fair, and rejected concerns that the ruling party was at an advantage.
    — Justin Spike, ajc, 29 Mar. 2022
  • Audience members who are already familiar with the television show will be at an advantage.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
  • However, the burden of having to scrape enough money together and the anxiety that revolves around funding for new businesses put entrepreneurs who come from money at an advantage.
    — Chastity Heyward, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021
  • The Diamonds’ willingness to experiment, explains Gussie, put them at an advantage over other acts.
    — Patricia Meschino, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Our hybrid working model will likely be the new normal, and understanding how to capitalize on this will put certain leaders at an advantage.
    — Dr. Ruth Gotian, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The contest entry information had explicitly promised restaurant and inn owners wouldn't be at an advantage.
    — Julie Kliegman, The Week, 23 Feb. 2018
  • The office found that Black people were consistently at a disadvantage and white people were consistently at an advantage when faced with such policing scenarios.
    — Paige Fry, chicagotribune.com, 1 Mar. 2022
  • In the near term, Toyota believes its lineup puts it at an advantage as American consumers transition from combustion engine vehicles to electric.
    — Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2022
  • The inclusion of mail-in ballots were part of several rounds of sweeping changes to the election system under Orban, including gerrymandering, that critics say have put his Fidesz party at an advantage over its opponents.
    — Zoltan Simon, Bloomberg.com, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Public policy initiatives like care subsidies or universal pre-K could help alleviate the care burden and allow women to return to work while the tight labor market puts workers at an advantage.
    — Anneken Tappe, CNN, 8 Nov. 2021
  • While some international groups and a number of nations are promising to make vaccines affordable and accessible to all, doses will likely struggle to keep up with demand at first, putting those with early supply agreements at an advantage.
    — Ishika Mookerjee, Bloomberg.com, 3 Aug. 2020
  • This automatically puts your brand at an advantage and increases your conversion rates compared to other static content.
    — Dan Serard, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Democratic voter registration in the Golden State largely outpaces that of both Republicans and independents, putting Newsom at an advantage.
    — Meg Cunningham, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2021
  • For businesses, the Covid-19 pandemic notably accelerated a growing digital divide, putting organizations that invested in their digital strategy at an advantage while crippling those that had postponed new technology initiatives.
    — Greg Pryor, Forbes, 7 July 2021

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