edge out

Idioms  

1. Surpass or defeat by a small margin, as in She edged out her opponent on the home stretch. [Late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

Bielle-Biarrey scored nine tries, a new record for the competition, including four in the decisive victory over England, which saw his side edge out Ireland to secure tournament success.

From BBC

On paper, he might now be reacting as any president would, seeing the locals as not up to the job, seeing an opportunity to guarantee that a drone-, missile- and nuclear-armed rogue state won’t edge out the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 22-year-old, who also won silver in slopestyle and big air in Italy, posted a best score of 94.75 at Livigno Snow Park to edge out China teammate Li Fanghui, who scored 93.00.

From Barron's

When she arrived at the arena for the most important night of her career, Liu was already guaranteed to be going home with at least one gold after helping the U.S. team edge out Japan earlier in the Milan Cortina Games.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nim squatted at the edge, out of the way of the wind and stink.

From Literature