go one better
Example Sentences
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Fellow Wimbledon regular Kev Cooper, from Cotgrave in Nottinghamshire, can go one better.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
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
"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
Arsenal, who have finished second for the past three seasons, added Spain international Martin Zubimendi to their midfield for £60m this summer as they look to go one better and win the title.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2025
Of course every one is busy finding out how we can go one better now.
From Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915 by Anonymous