How to Use ahead of the curve in a Sentence

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  • But Holmes has managed to stay ahead of the curve for decades now.
    Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 23 Jan. 2023
  • But its house style is influential—or at the very least ahead of the curve.
    Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Experts hope those efforts put the city ahead of the curve and help protect trees across North Texas.
    Dallas News, 11 Aug. 2022
  • In reality, the bats idea was just the makeup team being ahead of the curve again.
    Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2022
  • This was a franchise, after all, that was hip to toxic fandom way, way ahead of the curve.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2023
  • As a baby, Carter Sarkar was a happy and healthy jokester developing skills ahead of the curve.
    Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2023
  • Stay ahead of the curve with these functional and fabulous platform sneaks.
    Ann Wang, Seventeen, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Luckily, West Virginia was also ahead of the curve for sports betting.
    Chris Ilenstine, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Doing so has constantly put him ahead of the curve for the next cycle as the dominance continues.
    Stephen Means, cleveland, 4 Feb. 2023
  • In that sense the British monarchy, which for a century has been understood to be an anachronism, must now be recognized as way ahead of the curve.
    Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The sheer churn of new Amapiano artists and styles means being on or ahead of the curve is what largely guarantees success for many South African artists producing in the genre.
    Seretse Letswalo, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2023
  • If size is the only knock for a quarterback who was deemed the best player in college football in 2021 and has otherwise survived, Young is way ahead of the curve.
    Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2023
  • This year’s update retains those hallmark features while staying firmly ahead of the curve.
    Tanya Dukes, ELLE Decor, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Similarly, having the openly gay character of Matt on Melrose Place was ahead of the curve.
    Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Trying not to get too far ahead of the curve After a pandemic delay, this is the second fully in-person year students are working with an EV kit.
    Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2023
  • As a leader in outdoor apparel, pieces specially made for harsh conditions, Arc’teryx has always been ahead of the curve.
    Barry Samaha, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Still, its first-person 3D visuals were ahead of the curve, predating more famous hits like Atari’s Battlezone.
    IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2023
  • In an April interview with Essence magazine, Hurts said his mom, a special education teacher, got her master's degree to keep ahead of the curve.
    Simrin Singh, CBS News, 13 May 2023
  • With the rise of artificial intelligence in our daily lives, members of Congress are trying to get ahead of the curve and ensure the technology doesn't get out of control.
    Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2023
  • While all seven members of BTS are exploring solo projects right now (and completing their mandatory military service), Suga has been ahead of the curve for a few years now.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The key to innovation and staying ahead of the curve is to not wait until your organization is in decline but to adapt when everything is going extremely well.
    Kent Ingle, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • California was way ahead of the curve on assault weapon bans, passing its first in 1989 when Republican George Deukmejian was governor.
    Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Below are outlined key steps for digital enterprises to take advantage of digital transformation and stay ahead of the curve.
    Mark Minevich, Forbes, 1 June 2022
  • Rather, the company is appropriately taking steps to not only stay relevant, but also stay ahead of the curve by investing in the future of consumer services and healthcare delivery.
    Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • As talk of higher rates were swirling late last year, Tim Leljedal, a manager at an energy research organization, was preparing to move his family back to Atlanta from Charlotte and decided to get ahead of the curve.
    Michael E. Kanell, ajc, 6 May 2022
  • Asked why Paramount was ahead of the curve in monetizing content across platforms, including via licensing to third parties, and whether that would change now that others have followed that approach, Chopra signaled management would continue it.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2023
  • These are companies that are getting ahead of the curve now, proactively making an opportunity out of risk–and bolstering employee engagement, productivity, and reputation in the process.
    Erika James, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2022
  • By creating business strategies that embed cyber, improve employee training, and build cyber into digital transformation initiatives; businesses can stay ahead of the curve and better protect their organizations.
    Emily Mossburg, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023

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