have/hold the lead

idiom

: to be in the winning position in a race or competition
A runner from Kenya has/holds the lead.

Examples of have/hold the lead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Rohan Nadkarni The 49ers have the lead and now the ball. Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024 The Russkies appear to have the lead in the Space Race, the public interest in conquering the stars is waning, and the organization’s funding is on the chopping block. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2024 Yet the Sox hold the lead in the season series between the teams, having won four of the first seven meetings. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2024 But Raley rang up De La Cruz with a sweeper to hold the lead for the Mets. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for have/hold the lead 

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“Have/hold the lead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%2Fhold%20the%20lead. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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