How to Use come out on top in a Sentence

come out on top

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  • In a close, back-and-forth game, the Frogs will come out on top.
    Dallas News, 1 Dec. 2022
  • And then, for Kendall to be able to come out on top like that.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 May 2023
  • All that's left is to see who can come out on top for the 20th time.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The Mavericks rode through a game of many ups and downs to come out on top, 14-10.
    Emily Hollwedel, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Whoever wants it in the end, that is who will come out on top.
    Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 17 Feb. 2023
  • AmerisourceBergen, the laggard among the three this year, may come out on top next year.
    David Wainer, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Two: Tom Cruise doesn’t come out on top, at least in the competition to be Top Gun.
    Men's Health Editorial, Men's Health, 17 May 2022
  • Still, certain airlines have come out on top in the survey.
    Francesca Street, CNN, 11 May 2022
  • Reaching that goal might mean having to come out on top of a third meeting with the Zags.
    Scott Sepich For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 11 Feb. 2023
  • In either case, the s9+ is going to come out on top in almost every case.
    Maren Estrada, BGR, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Unlike last week, the Mountaineers would need only two touchdowns and a field goal to come out on top, 17-14.
    Laine Higgins, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Though the Sun didn’t come out on top, Alyssa Thomas continued to make history for her team.
    Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2022
  • If Salpointe can contain the run, expect Salpointe to come out on top.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 17 Nov. 2022
  • In the latest battle between the two entities, the restaurants have come out on top.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2022
  • With both teams bowl eligible, which team will come out on top?
    Evan Frank, The Courier-Journal, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Their performance against the shorthanded Chargers (5-4) was a slog at times but proved to be just enough to come out on top.
    Josh Dubow, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Nov. 2022
  • The extra time was just as much of a grind as regulation, but in the end, Henderson County made more plays to come out on top, 56-54.
    Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2023
  • So, neither team is unbeatable, and either could come out on top in Las Vegas over the weekend.
    Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
  • After all, sometimes he has been terribly hurt and somehow managed to come out on top — just not this time.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2022
  • Even though South will be heavily favored to come out on top, Nerland knows just how dangerous the team from Sitka can be.
    Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2022
  • Zooming out wider, there’s the question of which platform will come out on top from their respective fantasy shows.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2022
  • In a study published last year, researchers looked at 50 pairs of blue-light blocking glasses and concluded that orange and red lenses come out on top.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Greater San Francisco come out on top with $22.7 billion, up slightly from a year earlier.
    Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2022
  • While there are a lot of options on the market, Triggerpoint continues to come out on top for some very specific reasons.
    SELF, 17 Nov. 2022
  • To find out which recruiters have come out on top amidst all this turnover, Forbes is ranking recruiting and staffing firms in partnership with market research firm Statista.
    Rachel Rabkin Peachman, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
  • And how can the nation adopt a ‘green’ approach to its reconstruction to come out on top of the cutting-edge for sustainable infrastructure?
    Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • While this season had its ups and downs, its fun moments and its shameful moments, finale night felt joyous, with Taylor more than deserving to come out on top.
    Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2022
  • But CSAs come out on top as the veggie victor in terms of inspiring more unique kitchen creations, shopping local, and reducing the distance your food travels from field to plate.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Nonetheless, when employees are asked what benefits matter most to them, health care and retirement come out on top, Stone says.
    Beth Decarbo, Washington Post, 17 June 2022
  • As the only Republican in the race, the fiscal advisor and educator was favored to come out on top against four Democrats and one independent.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2022

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