in the lead

phrase

1

: in a position that is ahead of others

They walked single file, with the oldest boy in the lead.

2

: winning in a race or competition

Our team was in the lead.

Examples of in the lead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Maye became the second player in the last eight seasons to throw at least three interceptions in the fourth quarter with his team in the lead, tied or down by one score. — CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

In the BBBofC rules, there is no mention of the word ‘sauna’ but it is made clear in training courses for all stakeholders that their use is prohibited in the lead-up to bouts. — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

The laptop's contents, including foreign business emails and texts, were widely distributed in the lead up to the 2020 election after Hunter Biden failed to retrieve it from a computer repair shop. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

As of Wednesday, OpenAI's new Astra model has overtaken Muse Spark, according to this benchmark, while Anthropic's Fable remains in the lead. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for in the lead

• abovesaid
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