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by a wide margin
by a much greater amount
If someone or something wins by a wide margin, they are ahead by a much larger amount than the others.
Hear it in real life
Which candidate won the vote?
The current mayor, by a wide margin.
That was the best meal of our trip by a wide margin.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The candidate won on a wide margin.
Say: The candidate won by a wide margin.
Use “by,” not “on,” to introduce the size of a difference in a result.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
win by a wide margin; be the best by a wide margin; lead by a wide margin
Your turn: say it out loud
That was the best meal of our trip by a wide margin.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
by a wide margin
by a much greater amount
“That was the best meal of our trip by a wide margin.”
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