pole position

noun

: the front position at the start of a car race

He won the pole position by having the fastest qualifying time.

Examples of pole position in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After making maybe one of the best trades in league history last year by grabbing this year’s Pelicans first-rounder in the draft, the Hawks are in pole position to select a generational talent such as BYU's AJ Dybantsa or Duke's Cameron Boozer. —Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025

But leaks out of what is supposed to be a confidential process suggest that Netflix now has the pole position. —Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025

Piastri, who looked like the strongest driver all weekend, qualified on pole position and led away at the start. —Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 30 Nov. 2025

Paramount has been in pole position in the race, in part because its bid is for the entire company, including its portfolio of struggling cable networks. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025

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