lead with

verb

led with; leading with; leads with

1

: to begin with (something specified)

The newspaper story led with a long report on the funeral.

2

: to begin a series of punches in boxing with (a punch thrown by a specified hand)

The champion led with a left to the body, followed up quickly with a right to the jaw.

Examples of lead with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Paintsil staked the Galaxy to a 1-0 lead with an unassisted score in the 30th minute and Santos answered in the 41st with assists from Jack McGlynn — his fourth — and defender Antônio Carlos — his first. —Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026

Anders Dreyer had assists on both San Diego goals to tie Los Angeles FC's Son Heung-min for the league lead with nine. —ABC News, 24 May 2026

What the ETFs actually contributed Set the buyback machine beside the news hook the coverage led with. —Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026

Miceli hit Warriors senior Ben Clarkin in the bottom half of the first, and a RBI double from Mason Tarantino gave L-S a 1-0 lead with room for more. —Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026