How to Use in the lead in a Sentence

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  • Three of the four goals put Portland in the lead as well.
    Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Judge has called for the two sides to remain civil in the process in the lead up to a trial.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2024
  • Birkin starred in the lead role, and Gainsbourg wrote and directed the movie.
    Brittany Natale, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The series featured an all-Saudi cast in the lead roles.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
  • But the biggest news of this year’s NATO summit may be what took place in the lead up to it.
    Time, 11 July 2023
  • Spike Lee remade the beloved Korean film in 2013, with Josh Brolin in the lead role.
    EW.com, 31 May 2024
  • American Torri Huske made the turn at the halfway point in the lead.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 31 July 2024
  • Lipa has pulled a few stunts herself in the lead up to the announcement.
    Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • With smoky hues like chocolate mauve and ash brown in the lead, the best brunette shades of today aren't ho-hum by any means.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023
  • His performance isn’t bad, and neither is Maïwenn’s in the lead role.
    Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2023
  • The higher the budget, the bigger the fear, the more executives are going to push for A Name in the lead.
    Vulture, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Germany, in the lead after the first two runners, just needed to hang on to get gold with 55 points.
    Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The betting house had Harris in the lead at -125 with Trump at even money, as of late Sunday.
    James Powel, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The movies would be far lesser vehicles with anyone else in the lead.
    Ty Burr, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Mar. 2023
  • After her departure, Chloe Grace Moretz was cast in the lead role.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Bareilles, who wrote the score to the musical, alongside a book by Jessie Nelson, also stars in the lead role.
    Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2023
  • With Sham in the lead in the closing stretch, Secretariat powered past to win by two and a half lengths.
    Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Sam Taylor-Johnson directed the film, with Marisa Abela in the lead role.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 12 Apr. 2024
  • This is the first superhero movie starring a Latino actor in the lead role.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Initial results showed Hoover in the lead with nearly 52% of the vote, while Middleton had about 30%.
    Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
  • In Brazil, a group that parades at Carnival learns the joy of performing with women in the lead.
    Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2024
  • But the next night, patrolling at 13th and M Streets, West saw a slew of carriages barreling down the street at high speed, with the president in the lead.
    Peggy Noonan april 6, wsj.com, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Schiff thanked supporters Tuesday night as results put him in the lead.
    John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The film, which follows Paul through his brief rise and seemingly endless fall, could have only worked with Cage in the lead.
    Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Wilson offered an assist to teammate Napheesa Collier to get back in the lead in the first few minutes.
    NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Soon after, Verstappen pitted, leaving Norris in the lead as the last of the top runners to pit.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
  • The heavy favorite entering Monday, Kipchoge set the pace from the start and was front and center in the lead pack for the majority of the race.
    Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2023
  • But that’s only fueled the arms race to see who can come up with the most flabbergasting ideas, with Ramaswamy in the lead—at least for now.
    Norman J. Ornstein, The New Republic, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The supporting roles are straight out of Damon Runyon, the slang is back-alley accurate, but the whole thing hinges on the charm of the two men in the lead.
    Ty Burr, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Emilia Clarke has been cast in the lead of an upcoming Prime Video drama series.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2024

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