go one better
Example Sentences
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He took bronze at Pyeongchang 2018 and silver in Beijing four years ago and is hoping to go one better at the Milan-Cortina Games.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
Sadowski-Synnott, who won big air bronze in Pyeongchang in 2018 and silver in Beijing, was looking to go one better at the Milan-Cortina Games.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
"I am full of confidence and hopefully I can go one better this tournament. I have had a month off tournaments but still been putting the work in."
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
"For now, despite a slightly slow start, the signs are promising that it will go one better than Game of Thrones, and deliver a send-off that lives up to audience expectations," he said.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025
Even on a week-day it's like a Church Parade, and on Sundays we go one better still.
From Mushroom Town by Onions, Oliver
