lead with
phrasal verb
led with; leading with; leads with
1
: to begin with (something specified)
The newspaper story led with a long report on the funeral.
2
: to begin a series of punches in boxing with (a punch thrown by a specified hand)
The champion led with a left to the body, followed up quickly with a right to the jaw.
Examples of lead with in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
And on the tour, LaCava began to get to now people, which helped to lead with his partnership with Couples.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024
With about 77% of votes counted, Spartz leads with about 39% of the vote with state Rep. Chuck Goodrich at 33% of the vote and Max Engling with 10% of the vote, according to preliminary election results.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 7 May 2024
The last five times the A’s held a lead with the intent of using Erceg in the eighth and Mason Miller in the ninth resulted in wins.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
But among those who disapprove of the work both have done during their presidencies -- a more Democratic group -- Biden leads with a similar margin, 48-21%.
—Gary Langer, ABC News, 5 May 2024
Mystik Dan, with a smart ride up the rail, had pulled to about a three-length lead with about a sixteenth of a mile to go.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
The bay colt and jockey Victor Espinoza surged to the lead with a furlong to go and thundered across the finish line a length ahead in the 2015 Kentucky Derby.
—Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024
Avast One Gold, Norton, and Microsoft Defender Antivirus appear in the latest reports from all four labs; Norton leads with an aggregate score of 9.8.
—PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
Kenny Chesney and George Strait lead with 61 each, followed by Tim McGraw (60), Alan Jackson (51), Keith Urban (44), Toby Keith (42) and Brooks & Dunn (41).
—Jim Asker, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024
With about 77% of votes counted, Spartz leads with about 39% of the vote with state Rep. Chuck Goodrich at 33% of the vote and Max Engling with 10% of the vote, according to preliminary election results.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 7 May 2024
The last five times the A’s held a lead with the intent of using Erceg in the eighth and Mason Miller in the ninth resulted in wins.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
But among those who disapprove of the work both have done during their presidencies -- a more Democratic group -- Biden leads with a similar margin, 48-21%.
—Gary Langer, ABC News, 5 May 2024
Mystik Dan, with a smart ride up the rail, had pulled to about a three-length lead with about a sixteenth of a mile to go.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
The bay colt and jockey Victor Espinoza surged to the lead with a furlong to go and thundered across the finish line a length ahead in the 2015 Kentucky Derby.
—Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024
Avast One Gold, Norton, and Microsoft Defender Antivirus appear in the latest reports from all four labs; Norton leads with an aggregate score of 9.8.
—PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
Kenny Chesney and George Strait lead with 61 each, followed by Tim McGraw (60), Alan Jackson (51), Keith Urban (44), Toby Keith (42) and Brooks & Dunn (41).
—Jim Asker, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Lead with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lead%20with. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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