upper hand
noun
Examples of upper hand in a Sentence
finally gained the upper hand in the argument
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Catch Up On The Story Stars, Mikko Rantanen gain upper hand on Jets with Game 3 victory: Takeaways
The Stars scored three third-period goals to break a tie and earn a 5-2 win in Game 3 and a 2-1 series lead.
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Murat Ates, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The sellers have the slight upper hand as the major indices test import long term areas of support.
—Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
So that gave us an opportunity to gain more of an upper hand on the fire.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
Yankees like Volpe, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Cody Bellinger, Paul Goldschmidt and Austin Wells will perhaps have an early upper hand with the new bats.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 31 Mar. 2025
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Murat Ates, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The sellers have the slight upper hand as the major indices test import long term areas of support.
—Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
So that gave us an opportunity to gain more of an upper hand on the fire.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
Yankees like Volpe, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Cody Bellinger, Paul Goldschmidt and Austin Wells will perhaps have an early upper hand with the new bats.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for upper hand
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“Upper hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upper%20hand. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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