How to Use pull ahead in a Sentence

pull ahead

phrasal verb
Definition of pull aheadnext
  • The Aztecs pulled ahead with a surge at the end of Tuesday’s first half.
    — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The Heat controlled the game the rest of the way, pulling ahead by as many as 18 points in the second half.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The two teams then traded the lead until the Nuggets pulled ahead by four at the half.
    — Patrick Sung, CNN, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Portland pulled ahead on Grant's free throw and the teams wrestled for the lead the rest of the third quarter.
    — Anne M. Peterson, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Havre de Grace went on a 17-11 run in the second quarter to pull ahead.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Boston made eight of its first 13 three-point shots and pulled ahead by as many as 30 points in the first half.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
  • For the first time, in November, Donald Trump pulled ahead in our poll.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2024
  • That is a reversal from last year, when value stocks pulled ahead of growth stocks for the first time since 2016.
    — Charley Grant, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Swift has now pulled ahead of Barbra Streisand to set the record for the most number one albums for a female singer, with 12.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 18 July 2023
  • Tied at 16 in the first set, Oregon scored six of the next eight points to pull ahead and closed the frame with three straight kills, two by Morgan Lewis (seven kills).
    — oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The Heat had a strong response, using a 24-9 run to rally and pull ahead by four points just a few minutes later.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2024
  • But Jeffery ultimately pulled ahead, to roars of approval from the crowd.
    — Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Though both have been solid in training camp and in the two preseason games, Simpson appears to have pulled ahead.
    — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Sims allowed another run on a wild pitch as the Cardinals pulled ahead.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 25 May 2023
  • The Smithsonian’s zoo pulled ahead in the race due in part to its location in the nation’s capital.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The Warriors led by as many as eight points and the Lakers pulled ahead by as many as five points before the dizzying half ended with the Lakers leading 65-64.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
  • While Santiago seemed to have pulled ahead in the season one finale, Nick (Desmond Chiam) is very much still in the picture.
    — Mekita Rivas, refinery29.com, 6 June 2023
  • Simpson got the start against the Eagles, continued to get first-team reps in practice and appears to have pulled ahead in the competition.
    — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Meanwhile, there are signs that BlackRock is pulling ahead of Fidelity to dominate the sector.
    — Elijah Nicholson-Messmer, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The war raged through the end of the 1880s — with a few unsavory bits involving public electrocutions — but AC slowly pulled ahead.
    — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 8 June 2023
  • Dallas pulled ahead for good in the final two weeks but Minnesota was hanging around the Stars’ position near the top of the Central Division late in the season.
    — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 19 Apr. 2023
  • With a long way to go until voters head to the polls, candidates have ample time to continue raising money and keep trying to pull ahead in the rat race.
    — Justin Klawans, The Week, 4 Aug. 2023
  • That’s why performance marketing agencies seem to be pulling ahead.
    — Erik Huberman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2023
  • But when the survey’s final question re-asks voters what their ballot choice would be if Trump is found guilty and convicted of a felony this year, Biden narrowly pulls ahead of Trump, 45%-43%.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2024
  • In the end, Prep overcame a four-goal deficit to start the fourth quarter and pulled ahead for a dramatic, 16-14, victory at Burlington High, securing a third straight state championship.
    — Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2023
  • And Matt Thaiss — who had been called for two catchers interference calls in Boston — later hit his own two-run blast, his first home run of the season, which allowed the Angels to pull ahead in the bottom of the eighth inning, 8-6.
    — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2023
  • In Washington, tech companies have cautioned that China might pull ahead.
    — Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The Heat rode a dynamic stretch from Jimmy Butler and four reserves to pull ahead in the fourth but then unraveled offensively late, going nearly six minutes without a point.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
  • All this seems to suggest that, while legacy media companies struggle with the transition from traditional businesses like pay TV to streaming, Netflix is pulling ahead of the pack.
    — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Repressive nations have only become more repressive, while democratic countries have kept up but not pulled ahead.
    — WIRED, 25 Sep. 2023

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