How to Use take the lead in a Sentence

take the lead

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  • Truex, meanwhile, stayed on the track to take the lead.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Now may be the best moment to take the lead in an industry.
    — Rhett Power, Forbes, 16 July 2023
  • In good field position, the Tide needed just five plays to take the lead.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • For a game that felt one-sided, the Chargers had an early chance to take the lead.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
  • From there, Westfield had two shots to tie or take the lead, but couldn’t convert.
    — Lewis Bagley, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Kobe Bufkin hit a slashing layup, then converted the free throw to take the lead.
    — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The Liberty eventually tied the game in the third, but failed to take the lead.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 May 2024
  • The Wildcats used an early 21-2 run early to take the lead for all but two minutes of the first half.
    — Bruce Pascoe, The Arizona Republic, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The quarter ended with Alabama in the Michigan red zone with a chance to tie or take the lead.
    — Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 1 Jan. 2024
  • When the group arrived at their first door, Joanna volunteered to take the lead.
    — Jasper Lo, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2023
  • The surge had come to an end, and republican forces were supposed to take the lead in combat.
    — Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
  • However, Ryan and Fu were able to take the lead and finish on high note, winning 28-15.
    — Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2024
  • The higher-register strings, brass, and vocals still take the lead, but the lows are too forward.
    — PCMAG, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Iowa missed its next shot and UGA had a chance to tie or take the lead — but then the Bulldogs turned it over on back-to-back-to-back possessions.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The Eagles had two possessions to take the lead, but missed two shots on one trip and turned the ball over on another.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2024
  • In fact, the Badgers, trailed, 2-1, at the point, but put heavy pressure on the Lions during the final period to tie the game and take the lead.
    — Journal Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Mark Sears grabbed the late offensive rebound and Alabama had a chance late to tie or take the lead late.
    — Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Meanwhile, DePaul was in the midst of 7-0 run to take the lead, after UConn was up by five earlier in the quarter.
    — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Tristan Enaruna, whose 16 points led the Vikings, missed a turnaround jumper in the paint with a chance to take the lead and Thomas went 3 for 4 from the free throw line in the closing seconds to seal the win.
    — Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Lyrics take the lead Lyrical genius was on full display in Cincinnati last night.
    — Joshua Medintz, The Enquirer, 21 July 2023
  • Oregon rallied for four runs with two outs in the seventh to tie and take the lead for a dramatic comeback win to open Pac-12 play.
    — oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Trailing, 59-55, entering the fourth quarter, South Carolina scored the first five points to take the lead.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Lewisville had a chance to take the lead after forcing a punt and taking over at its 20 to begin the fourth quarter, trailing by three.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 2 Sep. 2023
  • In a tense, back-and-forth game during the final 10 minutes, Soares delivered the knockout after OSU missed a chance to take the lead.
    — oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2023
  • And DeRozan remains the most clutch player in the league, going 7-for-18 in shots to take the lead or tie the game in the final minute of either the fourth quarter or overtime this season.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Not only did Prince George show off his royal handshake — a move he's mastered over the years — but Prince William allowed his son to take the lead and be the first to shake hands.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
  • That gave Keselowski the opportunity to take the lead with nine laps left.
    — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2024
  • Dave Grohl, an 18-time Grammy winner, also went up to accept the award, but let his former colleague take the lead.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 5 Feb. 2023
  • But then Auburn found itself inside the Cal 5-yard line — fresh out of a timeout — with just over six and a half minutes to play and still needing to find the endzone to take the lead.
    — Ainslie Lee | Alee@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2023
  • My goal was to approach the composition from a new angle and let the rhythmic elements take the lead.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 14 July 2023

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