How to Use leader in a Sentence

leader

noun
  • The class focused on the great religious leaders of the last century.
  • She was the leader for most of the race, but she eventually finished second.
  • The tour leader suggested several restaurants in the area.
  • Some people are leaders, and some people are followers.
  • The Times attacked the government in a leader today.
  • The company has become a leader in developing new technology.
  • The winner of this game seems like the leader of the next group.
    oregonlive, 10 Oct. 2022
  • And the last one is what's top of mind for you on your journey as a leader?
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Ziva is kind of the leader of the women that are still left alive and able to give birth.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Fox used to have a very clear leader, for worse and for better.
    Brian Stelter, CNN, 24 Aug. 2020
  • As captain of the team, Woolf has been a steady leader off the court and a force on the court.
    oregonlive, 11 June 2021
  • How much does the youth of the roster and the lack of veteran leaders play in this problem?
    Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 1 Dec. 2019
  • Those are the markets that'll be the leader in terms of how much home prices decline.
    Lance Lambert, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Most of us live in a nation of leaders who will never find a way to peace for us as a whole.
    Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 26 Dec. 2019
  • Teachers help to shape the lives of the next generation of leaders.
    Britni Danielle, Essence.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Stokes became the leader of a movement to protest the ordinance in court.
    Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 29 June 2018
  • And the other leaders are gonna have to know who that person is and know that person knows them.
    CBS News, 23 Feb. 2020
  • Ryan is our all-time franchise home run leader and one of the great clutch hitters in the game.
    Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2021
  • There was still no leader in the House, but there were plenty of swarms.
    Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Tate and Sharpe are the two leaders in a deep rotation of guards for the Norse.
    Jl Kirven, Cincinnati.com, 21 Feb. 2020
  • Think of it as the leader of your computer’s parts, telling each what to do and when.
    Peter Martin, Popular Mechanics, 15 Nov. 2018
  • All of this subject not to the whims of any one political leader, but to the rule of law.
    Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Jan. 2021
  • Duggan is not only the playmaker of the team, but a leader as well.
    Katherine G Griffith, Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2021
  • Mays was a leader from his first day in the bigs at age 20.
    Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 17 June 2020
  • This is a plan to go into the history books as a world order leader.
    David Meyer, Fortune, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Bolsonaro is out of power (but still a leader, of a sort).
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Bryant is a natural leader who will contribute on and off the field.
    Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Shutsa has been the leader of the Norton program for a few years.
    Joe Magill, cleveland, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Those who know her well say Walden was born to be a powerful leader.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Apr. 2022
  • White pine trees are susceptible to weevils that can lay eggs in the leader.
    Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021

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