leadoff
adjective
led off; leading off; leads off
: begin
also
: to come on or perform first
Examples of leadoff in a Sentence
Verb
plans to lead off the news conference with a prepared statement
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Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Things started off poorly for Houck, who allowed a leadoff single and a two-run home run to Gleyber Torres right out of the chute in the bottom of the first.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 May 2025
Finally, Merrill led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a triple and scored on Xander Bogaerts’ sacrifice fly.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
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Noun
Nico Hoerner started the rally with a leadoff single and then stole second.
—Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Things started off poorly for Houck, who allowed a leadoff single and a two-run home run to Gleyber Torres right out of the chute in the bottom of the first.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
Verb
The Rockies threatened in the ninth when Ryan McMahon led off with a double and Hunter Goodman followed with a single, but reliever Shawn Armstrong struck out Michael Toglia, Sean Bouchard and Owen Miller — all looking.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 May 2025
Finally, Merrill led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a triple and scored on Xander Bogaerts’ sacrifice fly.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
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“Leadoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leadoff. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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leadoff
noun
lead·off
ˈlēd-ˌȯf 
1
: a beginning action
2
: one that begins something
leadoff
adjective
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