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
  • 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
  • The movies would be far lesser vehicles with anyone else in the lead.
    — Ty Burr, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Managing the height of your lawn is an integral part of maintenance in the lead up to colder months.
    — Brandon Russell, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2023
  • That’s what multiple recent surveys have revealed in the lead up to the three-and-a-half-year payment pause ending.
    — Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Forest appeared in the lead role as Parker, while Damon (who was in high school at the time) played a younger version of the same character.
    — Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Ridley and Bateman first met on the set of the murder-mystery film and sparked romance rumors in the lead up to that film's release.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 27 June 2023
  • Unofficial results show Baril in the lead with nearly 76% of the vote.
    — Susan McFarland, Dallas News, 7 May 2023
  • More recent surveys have found Downing in the lead, albeit from pro-Downing sources.
    — Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 3 June 2024

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