edge out

Idioms and Phrases

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

Example Sentences

The Robins earned a week off and home semi-final after finishing second in the table, while Wolves needed golden-point extra-time to edge out St Helens in an elimination play-off thriller to get to within 80 minutes of their first Grand Final since 2018.

From BBC

Carlos Alcaraz came from a set down to edge out world number one Jannik Sinner in a dramatic China Open final.

From BBC

But he returned to form by clearing 2.34m to edge out Oleh Doroshchuk of Ukraine, with South Korea's Sanghyeok Woo third.

From BBC

It has to be slicked back with pounds of gel – not an edge out of place.

From Salon

Japan overcame a shocking fall by reigning Olympic all-around champion Hashimoto Daiki on pommel horse to edge out China, which suffered three falls on high bar in the final rotation.

From Los Angeles Times