How to Use go-ahead in a Sentence

go-ahead

adjective
  • Casey Glantz hit a two-run go-ahead home run.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Alonso blasted the game away with a go-ahead two-run homer in the third.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
  • Sheets has three go-ahead, three-run homers this year in the ninth inning or later.
    — ABC News, 13 May 2026
  • The kicker made up for it with his go-ahead field goal later in the quarter.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Home runs of the no-doubt, go-ahead variety tend to have that effect.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • For the Guardians, enough good things did happen after their go-ahead score.
    — Wire and Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Then Andy Pages launched a go-ahead home run into the left-field seats.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
  • In the same frame, the Padres’ Ty France hit a go-ahead two-run triple.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
  • Then Suarez had his go-ahead double that drove in Sanoja.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Laureano's go-ahead shot, also to left, came with one out in the fourth and was his third.
    — ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Fasano stepped up with a go-ahead goal as the Bucs had a 7-6 lead at the end of the third.
    — Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2026
  • That came after his go-ahead double in Monday night’s loss.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
  • But Coit used a step-back move to get open for a go-ahead trey with 26 seconds left.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Jeter Downs hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth to put Nicaragua ahead 3-1.
    — ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • His two foul shots with 10 seconds left were Oregon's go-ahead points.
    — ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • His two foul shots with 10 seconds left were Oregon's go-ahead points.
    — CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Street’s final catch set up the Chupacabras’ go-ahead score in the fourth quarter.
    — Sean Rider, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Hart — who also missed a go-ahead layup in the final moments — will never be able to thank him enough.
    — ABC News, 11 June 2026
  • Philadelphia could not mount a go-ahead drive in the final three minutes.
    — The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • But the Sharks didn’t just sit back and go into a shell after Mukhamadullin’s go-ahead goal.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Mikuta scored two more baskets, including a go-ahead layup late in the third quarter.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The two pitches that scored the tying and go-ahead runs on Monday were both four-seamers.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2023
  • New York forced a three and out, then drove 56 yards in eight plays to set up Gano’s go-ahead kick.
    — David Brandt, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Maikel Garcia was the hero in the 10th with a go-ahead sacrifice fly.
    — Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026
  • Cody Bellinger had three hits, including a go-ahead two-run single with the bases loaded in the third.
    — Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • The game is seldom more frantic than when an opponent is hunting a game-tying or go-ahead score.
    — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Kerry Carpenter hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the fifth as the teams combined for eight homers in the game.
    — ABC News, 9 June 2026
  • Kerry Carpenter hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the fifth as the teams combined for eight homers in the game.
    — CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • Things got worse in the fifth when Harold Ramírez jumped on a first-pitch fastball for a go-ahead two-run homer to right field.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2023
  • Miles extended the run with a go-ahead jumper, two free throws and another jumper over the next two minutes for a five-point lead.
    — CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026

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