edged
Example Sentences
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After his side edged past Scotland on Saturday, Brook said he hoped England's progression through the remainder of the tournament would be more straightforward.
From BBC
Global stock markets and U.S. futures largely edged higher as traders in parts of Asia, the U.S. and Canada take a breath for public holidays.
Since then, France has joined the chorus of jeers following its gold medal in ice dance, where a French team narrowly edged out Madison Chock and Evan Bates.
While revenues rose seven percent in the fourth quarter in Europe -- still the company's biggest market -- they edged up just 0.7 percent in North America and fell five percent in North Asia, which includes China.
From Barron's
—The dollar edged higher as U.S. trade concerns eased and investors await U.S. inflation data.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
