Sentence examples for gained the upper hand from inspiring English sources

But Radwanska soon gained the upper hand.

The Whites gained the upper hand and exiled the Blacks.

With perseverance, and better weather, they gradually gained the upper hand.

Power politics, nationalism and even racism have gained the upper hand.

Reporters asked: Has she gained the upper hand by attacking you?

Ferrer shelved his "other New York" message and briefly gained the upper hand.

Mr. Aidid's forces eventually gained the upper hand in the battle, but later agreed to withdraw.

As the bull market began to unravel in 2000, active managers finally gained the upper hand.

Once the ultras gained the upper hand they purged their opponents, sometimes in fistfights.

Worse, the Assad regime appears, after months of stalemate, to have gained the upper hand.

AMISOM lost many hundreds of soldiers, but its forces gradually gained the upper hand.