: something (such as a television show or segment) that leads into something else
a lead-in to the commercial
lead-in
adjective
Examples of lead-in in a Sentence
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Marathon will have standard cosmetic shop/battle pass stuff in addition to the lead-in price.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Kimmel moved into second with 1.82 million viewers, down about 11 percent from five years earlier (having Monday Night Football as a lead-in once a week last fall helped some; the show averaged 1.77 million viewers from January to May).
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
And the plan for most stations is True Crime News as either a lead-in to or lead-out from the local or network news.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
But the lead-in has been months in the making, including a three-day mega bash in March that was attended by Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Bollywood A-listers and 1,200 other guests who were treated to a performance by Rihanna, according to CNN.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 July 2024
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Kimmel moved into second with 1.82 million viewers, down about 11 percent from five years earlier (having Monday Night Football as a lead-in once a week last fall helped some; the show averaged 1.77 million viewers from January to May).
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
And the plan for most stations is True Crime News as either a lead-in to or lead-out from the local or network news.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
But the lead-in has been months in the making, including a three-day mega bash in March that was attended by Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Bollywood A-listers and 1,200 other guests who were treated to a performance by Rihanna, according to CNN.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 July 2024
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“Lead-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lead-in. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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