How to Use have a leg up in a Sentence

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• Anybody who can get a win in any of those places is going to have a leg up.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2023
• All else held equal, this variant will have a leg up on its kin, and may outcompete them.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 June 2021
• And members have a leg up on winning passage of their own spending bills.
  — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2022
• That means men may well have a leg up in their careers if negative feedback tends to bounce right off of them.
  — Sarah Todd, Quartz, 23 Nov. 2021
• The winner, however, will have a leg up in a two-team race — and these teams meet again at the end of the month.
  — Barry Wilner, Star Tribune, 11 Nov. 2020
• Still, live game action provided clues as to which reserves have a leg up on roster spots.
  — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
• So where do Oru’s origami ‘yaks have a leg up on inflatable options?
  — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023
• Whatever team handles that odd pause the best will have a leg up on the second half of the season.
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
• That’s where, to some degree, family businesses have a leg up.
  — Ethan Karp, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
• Lefty Kody Funderburk could have a leg up for spot after a strong finish to last year.
  — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 22 Dec. 2025
• Though less convenient, dried chickpeas (once soaked and cooked) have a leg up taste-wise and a pleasing, firmer texture.
  — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 25 Sep. 2026
• Kids who perform well on a test on the first go, or who routinely turn in assignments on time, often have a leg up.
  — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2021
• Businesses that are proactive in creating and growing their brand have a leg up on the road to success.
  — Kristi Piehl, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
• But for the time being, humans have a leg up in some areas, such as handling delicate objects.
  — Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2021
• The current generation of young investors may have a leg up on their older peers, data shows.
  — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
• Rea has pitched only 4 2/3 innings in two starts this spring, so Brown appears to have a leg up.
  — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
• Nuclear propulsion could have a leg up on chemical propulsion for a few reasons.
  — Dan Kotlyar, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2024
• The winner of this series will have a leg up in the American League West.
  — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
• Those who can afford to pay for AGI usage will have a leg up on everyone else.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• Hopkins thinks one way real bartenders have a leg up is through human interaction.
  — Emma Balter, Chron, 2 Mar. 2023
• Readers of Homer’s Odyssey may have a leg up in their familiarity with him.
  — Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
• Emmet feels musicians and singers have a leg up in understanding the nuances of a language.
  — Amanda Florian, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2021
• Computer science is a viable career path and Black children will have a leg up in it thanks to a new program.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 29 Sep. 2023
• Futu may have a leg up in the city-state given Singapore’s lag in digital trading.
  — Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 20 May 2021
• And then there’s Baker, who may have a leg up on Cojoe based on his run with the first team during the first week of practice.
  — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 2 Aug. 2025
• So the Bears might have a leg up in terms of experience over the relatively green Huskies.
  — Lori Riley, courant.com, 25 Mar. 2021
• The twins took an official visit to the school this weekend and the Panthers look to have a leg up on the other two offers.
  — Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2023
• The bears in southeast Greenland do have a leg up in their difficult habitat, however.
  — Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, 21 June 2022
• For Republicans, the second-place finisher in the primaries could have a leg up.
  — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2024
• The Lakers have a leg up on their longtime rivals with one of the richest local TV deals in the sport.
  — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 18 June 2025