How to Use upper hand in a Sentence

upper hand

noun

• But once the game tipped off, Carmel had the upper hand.
  — Andy Yamashita, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2021
• Besides, in the here and now, Brees has the upper hand now.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2020
• The winner of this game gains an upper hand in the race for the Big 12 title.
  — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Oct. 2020
• The side with the upper hand may change, but the battle persists.
  — Noam Cohen, Wired, 28 June 2021
• In the land of light beer, Karbach may have a slight upper hand.
  — Abigail Rosenthal, Chron, 7 Sep. 2021
• As is often the case, the defenders have the upper hand.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2022
• Blues in the West Division, but the Blues have had the upper hand in the head-to-head series.
  — Star Tribune, 30 Apr. 2021
• In the short term, and in select areas, that still presents renters with the upper hand.
  — Noah Kirsch, Forbes, 10 June 2021
• Regardless, the big studios could have the upper hand for the first time in a while.
  — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 8 Sep. 2022
• The clock was the only thing that stopped the Cougars, who enjoyed the upper hand in a 15-8 fourth quarter, too.
  — Indy Star Ai Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Jan. 2023
• The 15-inch handle gives you the upper hand against tough to handle jobs.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 19 May 2021
• Democrats have the upper hand, pushing out each of the two bills on party-line 9-4 votes.
  — Stephen Singer, courant.com, 23 Mar. 2022
• The winner will have the upper hand in the Big Ten East and the chance to play for the conference title.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 21 Nov. 2020
• And Stitt is on the ballot in a year when his party is supposed to have the upper hand.
  — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 1 Nov. 2022
• The Nuggets still have the upper hand with two of the possible three games in Denver.
  — oregonlive, 1 June 2021
• Stevens said the mindset at the time was that Blacks weren't as good, and whites would always have the upper hand.
  — Eplunus Colvin, Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2021
• Many more had been planned in the days of the Cold War with the Soviet Union, as a way to gain an upper hand.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 9 June 2021
• My guess is that someone is going to end up with the upper hand.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2022
• This time, the third-seeded Wolverines (22-0) got the upper hand.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2021
• On the face of it, Liverpool has the upper hand in this regard too.
  — Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
• The Saints got the upper hand in that one, winning an ugly game in overtime over the Bears.
  — Amie Just | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 9 Jan. 2021
• Oregon State had the upper hand for most of the first half in taking a 42-34 halftime lead.
  — oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2022
• But the first order of business was to regain the upper hand with MSU.
  — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2020
• One of the chief methods DDoSers use to gain the upper hand is known as reflection.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 28 Oct. 2022
• In the first of what should be many matchups between Humphrey and Chase, the 6-foot wideout clearly had the upper hand.
  — Ryan McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 24 Oct. 2021
• The Bengals and Joe Burrow boast the upper hand with their offense.
  — Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 17 Dec. 2022
• Spitballer Burleigh Grimes gets the upper hand as the Robins blank the Indians, 3-0.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 13 Oct. 2020
• For the first time in memory, workers have the upper hand in the jobs market.
  — Christine Romans, CNN, 28 Jan. 2022
• Other data shows Biden still has an upper hand against Trump among young voters.
  — Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
• But that advantage has see-sawed in the past, with Democrats holding an equally narrow upper hand during the 2022 election.
  — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024