How to Use spearhead in a Sentence

spearhead

1 of 2 noun

• Her book was the spearhead of the clean water movement.
• Aside from a single iron spearhead, no weapons were found, and there was no trace of horses.
  — Douglas Preston, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2020
• In the end the traditional ethics will be the spearhead of the attack that will bring us victory.
  — John Dos Passos, National Review, 28 Sep. 2020
• A cache of spearheads carved of dragonglass was found buried in the snow by some of the Night’s Watch but appeared to be lost in the battle of Hardhome.
  — Chris Barton, latimes.com, 15 July 2017
• This won’t be the last Chinese spearhead into their markets.
  — Brad Templeton, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
• The attacker is highly adaptable and is able to deputise on either wing as well as at the spearhead of the attack in the number nine role.
  — SI.com, 24 July 2017
• The spearhead is attached to a rope, which is essential for pulling up a massive fish fighting for its life.
  — Julia Kramer, Bon Appetit, 6 Feb. 2017
• The spearhead is attached to a rope, which is essential for pulling up a massive fish fighting for its life.
  — Julia Kramer, Bon Appetit, 6 Feb. 2017
• A German physicist named Kurt Diebner was the spearhead of the program.
  — National Geographic, 5 June 2016
• Even the youngest students (or siblings) can be put in charge of others to lead small teams or spearhead initiatives.
  — Shelly Hod Moyal, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2021
• Belgium will give Romelu Lukaku, the spearhead of its attack, as long as possible to prove his fitness.
  — Robert Kidd, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
• Weapons like spearheads, swords, shield fragments, iron knives and an axe were also uncovered.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 21 May 2018
• So the motorcycles range out in front of the armored spearheads, in front of the airpower looking for weaknesses in the enemy lines.
  — Fox News, 23 Apr. 2018
• And at the spearhead of the attack will be Jones, the second-year center from George Washington, who has developed into one of the most fearsome frontcourt players in the league.
  — John Altavilla, courant.com, 24 July 2017
• Another of the Under-19's starlets, Emre Aydinel enjoyed a successful season as the spearhead for the side.
  — SI.com, 23 July 2019
• Russia is in the headlines today, but China will be the spearhead of the authoritarian cause.
  — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2022
• The aunts also shared a close kinship with a young man buried with artefacts that implied some social status, including a spearhead and buckle.
  — Duncan Sayer, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2022
• One caveat or strength about this passing-of-the-torch season from Krzyzewski to Scheyer is that the entire offseason saw the assistant spearhead all recruiting.
  — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2022
• The spearheads themselves appear to have been made both with local materials, such as flint, and resources imported from hundreds of miles away.
  — Aristos Georgiou, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2018
• Now his staff is in place for this one, with Pascucci helping spearhead player evaluations.
  — Chris Hine, Star Tribune, 16 Nov. 2020
• The 30-nation organization decided at the time to send parts of the NRF and elements of a quickly deployable spearhead unit to the alliance’s eastern flank, marking the first time the force had been used in a defense role.
  — Samuel Petrequin, ajc, 27 June 2022
• All three are quality defenders, which should make for an aggressive spearhead atop the Wildcats’ defense, the kind of tone-setting attribute that can shape a team’s identity.
  — Dan Greene, SI.com, 1 Oct. 2019
• They have been criticized as singing, dancing spearheads of a strategic North Korean propaganda campaign at the Games.
  — Andrew Keh, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2018
• Exploration Park is the spearhead of Florida’s drive to be a leader in the burgeoning trillion-dollar aerospace industry.
  — John Haughey, Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2020
• Pompeo, who is helping spearhead conversations ahead of a possible summit with North Korea next month, met with Kim for dinner Wednesday night.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 31 May 2018
• Police on Saturday detained Lyubov Sobol, an unregistered candidate who has become a spearhead of the protest.
  — Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2019
• The ancient spearheads will now be analyzed to determine the techniques used to manufacture them before going on display at the Regional Museum of Ica.
  — Aristos Georgiou, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2018
• In fact, in terms of geostrategic influence, Iranian investment in Syria – billions of dollars and hundreds killed – is the spearhead that has allowed Iranian influence to spread.
  — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2017
• However, in light of the pandemic, judges have been approving more petitions for compassionate release, and organizations like FAMM are helping spearhead the effort.
  — Clare Hymes, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2020
• As private companies and startups transform the sector and spearhead innovation in space technologies, humans are closer to making deep space exploration a reality.
  — Dylan Taylor, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021

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spearhead

2 of 2 verb

• The movement was spearheaded by the teachers' union.
• She spearheaded the campaign for better schools.
• So it's been awesome to be a part of spearheading that and putting a light on it.
  — Houreidja Tall, Allure, 9 Jan. 2024
• The group now spearheads harm-reduction programs around the city.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
• But the Hawkeyes smashed the Hoosiers in an offensive onslaught spearheaded by Perkins.
  — Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Mar. 2023
• Penn State runs a spread pick-and-roll offense spearheaded by post-heavy guard Jalen Pickett.
  — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2023
• In fact, its whole pitch to Disney was that the two together could spearhead industry-wide change.
  — Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2023
• Women spend more time in the metaverse and spearhead more initiatives at their companies than men.
  — Jon Hilsenrath, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2022
• Pompei spearheaded the Lightning offense in wins over Howard and North County to begin the season.
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 18 Sep. 2023
• The lab, which opened in 1998, has spearheaded Microsoft’s work in speech, image, and facial recognition.
  — Verne Kopytoff, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2024
• Roth is also spearheading the show, which is still in its early stages, keeping the same animation style.
  — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
• The club plans to use NFTs (non-fungible tokens) in their fundraising efforts, an idea Duan spearheaded.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2023
• Biggest, but not only sweep This isn’t the first time Dwyer has announced a large-scale law enforcement sweep spearheaded by his department.
  — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2023
• The 4-year-old effort is spearheaded by the sales teams of The Arizona Republic/azcentral and honors workplace culture.
  — The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
• This target looks like it will be spearheaded by the European Commission.
  — WIRED, 15 Nov. 2023
• Missing Markkanen due to a right quad contusion, Utah’s comeback run was spearheaded by 29 points from Keyonte George.
  — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2024
• The initiative, spearhead by a group of locals in Niamey, aims to recruit tens of thousands of volunteers from across the country to register for the Volunteers for the Defense of Niger.
  — Sam Mednick, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Aug. 2023
• Bill Belichick has enjoyed watching the two join forces to spearhead the defensive preparations.
  — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Nov. 2022
• Bill Fuller, a family friend who helped spearhead the move for a memorial to remember Sarah unveiled it with help from Sarah's younger brother Andrew.
  — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2023
• Junior Charlie Martin, who scored four goals in the section final, also has returned this season to help spearhead the attack.
  — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2023
• Plus, both franchises were spearheaded by James Wan, so a perfect double feature.
  — James Grebey, Vulture, 7 July 2023
• The Wolves’ success is being spearheaded by sisters Lola and Reese Woodward, two of their best swimmers and most prominent leaders.
  — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Sep. 2023
• The no-confidence motion, spearheaded by a group of centrists, won the support of 278 lawmakers in the lower house of Parliament, nine votes short of a majority.
  — Noemie Bisserbe, WSJ, 20 Mar. 2023
• Against this backdrop of pain, Lovelace was approached seven years ago about spearheading an effort to prevent gun suicides in Wisconsin − starting at his own gun shop.
  — John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2023
• Fauci helped spearhead the development of effective drugs to treat HIV.
  — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
• Still, women continued to spearhead new laws and lead movements to protect women’s rights globally.
  — Astha Rajvanshi, Time, 21 Dec. 2022
• His union spearheaded a lawsuit that won an injunction limiting Gascón’s reform agenda in early 2021, a ruling that has held up on appeal but could be heard by the state Supreme Court.
  — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2023
• The toymaker has been at the forefront of innovation to spearhead future growth, not least through its partnership with videogame sensation Fortnite.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 2 Apr. 2024
• Other Parkland parents spoke out about school safety and gun control, ran for school board seats, spearheaded lawsuits and set up foundations to honor their slain children.
  — Amy Qin, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
• These efforts are being spearheaded and largely supported by Democrats, partly because 73% of moms with minor children who serve in state governments are, in fact, Democrats.
  — Caitlin Babcock, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024