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

But it was thankfully resurrected, this time with Pedro Pascal in the lead and shot last year. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

What the story is actually about almost doesn’t matter — just enjoy the quiet luxury of it all, with the ever-endearing Fabrice Luchini in the lead doing yet another bumbling, bourgeois gentleman of a certain age. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

Vollering had been in the lead before crashing earlier in the race, and had one last shot to regain the yellow jersey from eventual winner Niewiadoma-Phinney. — Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

It's fight week at Marquez MMA in Philadelphia, and Jeremiah Wells has been training at the Frankford gym in the lead-up to UFC 330 at Xfinity Mobile Arena. — Nikki Dementri, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for in the lead

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