How to Use lead with in a Sentence

lead with

phrasal verb

• The Huskies closed the lead with a 7-0 margin in the fourth quarter.
  — Ledeai, Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2023
• Mesa Ridge has a 3-0 lead with five minutes left in the first.
  — Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2024
• Among Black voters, Biden holds the lead with 77% to Trump’s 17%.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 19 July 2024
• Mahomes and the Chiefs chipped away at their lead with a field goal to end the half to make it 10-3.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
• Torkelson passed Jake Rogers for the team lead with 11 homers.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2023
• Ocasio-Cortez led with more than 82% of the vote compared to just 18% for Dolan.
  — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
• The Chicago White Sox had a two-run lead with two outs in the eighth inning against the team with the worst record in baseball.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2023
• 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
• And: This was a game with six ties and eight lead changes, a game the Gaels led by six late in the first half and still led with 16 minutes to go.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2023
• 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
• Michael Jackson and Andy Williams lead with top 10 placements in five decades each.
  — Gary Trust, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2023
• Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin are battling for the race lead with 10 lef in Stage 2!
  — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2024
• The Patriots are 3-0 in the Lambda League and tied for the league lead with Marina.
  — Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
• The film also led with the most nominations of any film this year.
  — Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
• After the Marlins took an 8-6 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Cardinals trimmed the lead with a run in the top of the seventh.
  — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 6 July 2023
• The freshman from Hungary broke the tight game open by giving the Bruins a two-goal lead with 5:07 left in the fourth quarter.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
• Anyone who wants to do the work of leadership — and do it well — must attend to, and learn to lead with, their own soul, heart and mind.
  — Kim B. Clark, jonathan R. Clark, erin E. Clark, Harvard Business Review, 9 Oct. 2024
• Kyle Tucker tied the game in the first with a two-run homer, and Alex Bregman cut into the Orioles’ lead with a solo shot in the third.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Sep. 2023
• The flavor of absinthe leads with strong anise or licorice notes against an herbal and floral background.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024
• His second three-pointer gave the Lakers a one-point lead with one minute and 42 seconds left.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
• Lopez captioned the post, which led with a snap of Lopez dancing on a table top as friends cheered her on below.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 July 2023
• Hendrickson scored its lone goal of the contest to cut the lead with 15 minutes remaining in the first half.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
• Videos of Stanley cup owners testing theirs for lead with at-home kits raised alarms this week.
  — Medea Giordano, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024
• After running in the Top 10 since the final stage’s first restart, Elliott went three-wide and took the race lead with under 40 laps left.
  — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2024
• Vrioni had a hat trick against San Luis, taking over the team scoring lead with eight goals, one more than Bobby Wood.
  — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
• Right now, Milwaukee has a tenuous 4-3 lead with six games to play.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2023
• The bill’s statement of intent leads with and repeatedly cites drag shows as a threat to children.
  — Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2023
• 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
• Massey followed and promptly extended the lead with a two-run double.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2024
• The Lady Lions roared out to a 12-0 lead with Anaiah Jordan serving.
  — Tanner Spearman, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024