- France edged out the British team by less than a second.
- McGregor's effort was enough to edge Johnson out of the top spot.
- We grasped the child's hand and edged her out of the stable without frightening the horses.
- The board tried to edge him out of the job by limiting his staff and budget.
- Sam edged the control rod out of the reactor, using the remote control device.
- Mary edged the car out of the parking place.
- Carefully, she edged out the car.
- PHRASAL VERB:
If someone edges out someone else, they just manage to beat them or get in front of them in a game, race, or contest. - to pressure someone gradually to leave something; to put gradual pressure on someone to retire from a job.
- to move something out of something very carefully, bit by bit.
... Cobuild, McGrow-Hill Idioms,
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