How to Use edge out in a Sentence

edge out

phrasal verb

• The race, which went down to the wire, was edged out by King.
  — Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2023
• The Stars edged out the Golden Knights three years ago.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 18 May 2023
• In the end, Chester edged out Olesen as the victor of the battle.
  — USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
• Thus, Poor Things is edged out of the top slot, if only by a hair.
  — Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2024
• And this edged out the previous record, which guess what, was set in 2023.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
• Carson Foster edged out Chase Kalisz, who was the gold medalist in the 400m medley at the Tokyo games.
  — Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 17 June 2024
• Later, Carson Foster edged out Chase Kalisz in the men's race.
  — Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2023
• Evers edged out a win in last year’s election with 51.2% of the vote in order to serve a second term in office.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2023
• His fish edges out the previous catch-and-release record (which was also pulled from the St. Lawrence River) by less than inch.
  — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 5 July 2023
• The end of the event, the running portion of the triathlon, included a close finish that saw the U.S. narrowly edge out Great Britain for second place.
  — Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Aug. 2024
• The 3-year-old chestnut colt edged out Two Phil’s, who crossed the line to finish in second place, and Angel of Empire finished third.
  — Andrew Torgan, CNN, 7 May 2023
• The judges decided that Goldfish edged out Starfish and would move on to compete in the quarterfinals.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
• Eventually, the Firebird edged out its Camaro cousin in the speed wars, thanks to a Ram Air intake that would help boost the output by 15 hp.
  — Sean Evans, Robb Report, 18 July 2024
• Susan Page: If the election were held today, Biden edged out Trump by two percentage points.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
• The truck edged out of a driveway and began, slowly, to turn left onto the road, blocking traffic in both directions.
  — A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 13 June 2023
• Air New Zealand was named the safest airline in the world for 2024, edging out second-place Qantas due to the Australian carrier’s fleet age.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2024
• And Harris voters now edge out Trump voters in terms of their level of excitement.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024
• That's when fentanyl edged out heroin as the most deadly opioid in the illicit drug supply.
  — Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024
• This year's winner was 14-year-old Dev Shah, who narrowly edged out fellow 14-year-old Charlotte Walsh.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
• Should soccer talent scouts be concerned about being edged out by the arrival of AI in their industry?
  — Jack Bantock, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
• Air New Zealand was named the world’s safest airline for 2024, capturing the title once again and edging out second-place Qantas.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2024
• Belize captured the remaining three spots on the list, edging out any hotels from Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama.
  — Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
• The bottom line: Fear of AI replacing us in our jobs is widespread, but bots might also be starting to edge out some humans in the emotional realm.
  — Megan Morrone, Axios, 24 July 2024
• Her clean floor routine edged out two two-footed out-of-bounds landings by Biles, who absorbed six-tenths in neutral deductions for the mistakes.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
• Does generative AI hype edge out other good uses of AI?
  — Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2024
• Sony’s over-ear headphones consistently edge out flagship Bose and Sennheiser models for being the best at most things.
  — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2023
• Barkley narrowly edged out wide receiver Darius Slayton for the award.
  — Pat Leonard, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2024
• Some national polls show Trump edging out the current president, although the election is nearly a year away.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2023
• The slate prevailed in early results with all four candidates edging out challengers.
  — oregonlive, 17 May 2023
• Pewaukee has edged out a few narrow wins in recent games and may be on tap for another tough matchup with a Pius XI squad that has won five of its last six contests entering the week.
  — Zac Bellman, Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024