Sentence examples for getting the better of from inspiring English sources

The bugs are still getting the better of Spider-Man.

Your upbringing is getting the better of you, Martin.

Perhaps it was a case of their sudden success getting the better of them.

Perhaps they will reveal who is getting the better of whom.

Djokovic then closed out the game by getting the better of two drop-shot exchanges.

Federer won junior Wimbledon at 16, but then his emotions kept getting the better of him.

Cristiano Ronaldo 5 Quiet by recent standards, rarely getting the better of full-backs or crossing.

In Diveroli and Packouz's case, their greed ends up getting the better of them.

He tries to behave, Ishmael said, but his devilish streak keeps getting the better of him.

The second round provided more action, with Jones getting the better of it.

But history has a way of getting the better of even the best intentions.