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• And here is where my love of dogs got the better of me.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 May 2023
• But too many of them have let their anger get the better of them.
  — Robert H. Bork Jr., National Review, 17 June 2022
• As the moon and Mars clash, don’t let impatience get the better of you!
  — USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
• As the moon clashes with Pluto, refuse to let fear get the better of you.
  — USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
• But on Tuesday, the Bruins once again got the better of the Panthers.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
• Alcaraz was up 5-4, 40-love in the third set when the occasion got the better of him.
  — TIME, 14 July 2024
• The Tigers got the better of the second-half scoring, finishing the game in style with a 2-0 edge.
  — Indy Star Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Aug. 2023
• The Cougars got the better of the fourth-quarter scoring, finishing the game in style with a 14-0 edge.
  — Indy Star Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Aug. 2023
• Your emotions might get the better of you today, but that doesn't have to be a bad thing.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2021
• Frankly, there are times when both of those sentiments get the better of me.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2021
• Traders finally let fear get the better of them and dumped stocks (and much else).
  — Chris Mooney, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2011
• Slade confronted and fought one of the migrants and started to get the better of them.
  — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 June 2024
• But Berryhill doesn’t let fatigue get the better of him.
  — Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2021
• Aries March 21-April 19 Your emotions could get the better of you today.
  — Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2023
• The Tigers got the better of the final-quarter scoring, finishing the game in style with a 7-0 edge.
  — Ledeai, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2023
• The Bombers got the better of the final-quarter scoring, finishing the game in style with a 7-6 edge.
  — Indy Star Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Aug. 2023
• The Royals got the better of the fourth-quarter scoring, finishing the game in style with a 2-0 edge.
  — Indy Star Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2023
• The Falcons got the better of the fourth-quarter scoring, finishing the game in style with a 7-0 edge.
  — Ledeai, Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2023
• While the Ducks haven’t been careless with the ball, the tough Bruins defense will likely get the better of them here.
  — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2023
• But don’t let the absence of passion or the plethora of distortion get the better of you.
  — Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2021
• As Venus and Chiron clash, pessimism gets the better of you.
  — USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
• Onstage at the Duke of York’s Theatre, no plummy riposte gets the better of her.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
• Or are Mack’s anxieties getting the better of him once more?
  — Ben Croll, Variety, 14 June 2023
• So, the key here is to stay calm and not let your emotions get the better of you, and do not reply or cooperate with the sender.
  — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2023
• Gholston got the better of the matchup to move Flower Mound within two wins of a state championship.
  — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 3 June 2023
• But regardless of the case's merits, these are three ways Trump may once again get the better of the justice system.
  — Peter Weber, The Week, 14 June 2023
• Will the situation and the grandness of the situation get the better of me?
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 17 Nov. 2022
• The investors deserved to lose their shirts; greed and stupidity got the better of them.
  — WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
• Sharks are not going out of their way to eat people, but their curiosity gets the better of them.
  — Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
• Sometimes the novelty of the revival gets the better of the ensemble’s character work.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Sep 2024