edge out
Surpass or defeat by a small margin, as in She edged out her opponent on the home stretch. [Late 1800s]
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How to use edge out in a sentence
The Freak Power ticket was almost enough to split the vote and edge out both Rs and Ds.
Hunter S. Thompson Was Right About America: It’s Still Freaks vs. Fear | James Poulos | February 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPlace enough strips of rubber or fit two coil springs, B, to raise the sharp edge out of the slot.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousAt the corner where the main stream of people flowed onward, he started to edge out into the cross street.
Martin Eden | Jack LondonIt is 'the springing thing'; this thin film of life; rising, with its edge out of the ground—infinitely feeble, infinitely fair.
Proserpina, Volume 1 | John RuskinAnd in trying to tug it into position the maid had managed to pull every edge out of plumb with the lines of the floor.
Penguin Persons & Peppermints | Walter Prichard Eaton
If the bar is used, it may be attached with a flat side or edge out as shown.
Mission Furniture | H. H. Windsor
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