Definition of SPEARHEAD

Examples of spearhead in a Sentence

Noun

Her book was the spearhead of the clean water movement.

Verb

She spearheaded the campaign for better schools. The movement was spearheaded by the teachers' union.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

The 27-year-old was the spearhead to Leicester's title winning season in 2016, alongside England forward Jamie Vardy. — SI.com, "Man City Target Spotted in Manchester & Undergoes Medical Ahead of Big-Money Transfer," 10 July 2018 In response to the Crimea annexation, NATO created a 5,000-troop spearhead force that can deploy to trouble spots within days. — Daniel Michaels, WSJ, "NATO, Under Fire From Trump, to Trumpet Its Heightened Readiness," 6 July 2018 Pompeo, who is helping spearhead conversations ahead of a possible summit with North Korea next month, met with Kim for dinner Wednesday night. — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, "Pompeo speaks to press after meeting with North Korea official — live updates," 31 May 2018 Weapons like spearheads, swords, shield fragments, iron knives and an axe were also uncovered. — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, "Ancient human bones are proof of 'barbarian' war rituals 2,000 years ago in Europe," 21 May 2018 So the motorcycles range out in front of the armored spearheads, in front of the airpower looking for weaknesses in the enemy lines. — Fox News, "What threats face America's electrical grid?," 23 Apr. 2018 The spearheads themselves appear to have been made both with local materials, such as flint, and resources imported from hundreds of miles away. — Aristos Georgiou, Newsweek, "Hundreds of 12,000-year-old Spearheads and Arrowheads Found in Peru by Archaeologists," 14 Mar. 2018 The ancient spearheads will now be analyzed to determine the techniques used to manufacture them before going on display at the Regional Museum of Ica. — Aristos Georgiou, Newsweek, "Hundreds of 12,000-year-old Spearheads and Arrowheads Found in Peru by Archaeologists," 14 Mar. 2018 Archaeologists have discovered more than 150 ancient spearheads in the south of Peru, dating between 9,000 and 12,000 years old. — Aristos Georgiou, Newsweek, "Hundreds of 12,000-year-old Spearheads and Arrowheads Found in Peru by Archaeologists," 14 Mar. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Working in collaboration with the North American Land Trust, the Bealls helped spearhead a plan that would leave at least 2,800 acres untouched forever while opening up the mountain for a wellness-centric retreat. — Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, "Introducing Blackberry Mountain, the Idyllic New Resort from Blackberry Farm," 11 Feb. 2019 Kentucky Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell was instrumental in getting industrial hemp legalized, spearheading the Farm Bill’s passage through Congress. — Meredith Clark, Marie Claire, "Is CBD Even Legal Where You Live?," 12 Apr. 2019 Three years ago, Katie Bouman, then a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, spearheaded the creation of an algorithm that would allow the world, on Wednesday, April 10, to witness the first-ever image of a black hole. — Kristen Bobst, Teen Vogue, "Women Like Katie Bouman Helped Us See a Black Hole for the First Time," 12 Apr. 2019 In theaters Saturday, March 23 Funny Women of a Certain Age: Fran Drescher spearheads a cast of hilarious female comedians who perform one night of uninhibited comedy. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "12 TV Shows and Movies to Watch That Will Drastically Improve Your Week," 17 Mar. 2019 Prosecutors have also sought information on Robert Amsterdam, a Canadian attorney who represents the Turkish government and has spearheaded its efforts to discredit Mr. Gulen around the world, the people said. — Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ, "Prosecutors Looking at Turkey Lobbying by Michael Flynn’s Ex-Firm," 6 Dec. 2018 Lisa’s commentary lends itself to the larger question of whether young people should be spearheading the effort to protect their data privacy, rather than members of the United States Congress where the average age for senators is 61 years old. — Madison Sherman, Teen Vogue, "Why Facebook Privacy Doesn’t Worry Us," 18 Apr. 2018 Holloway also said Hamm spearheaded efforts to boost financial aid and scholarships. — Dawn Rhodes, chicagotribune.com, "Medill Dean Bradley Hamm to step down," 11 Apr. 2018 Corporations are spraying pesticides that harm the soil, spearheading irrigation projects that devastate river beds, and decreasing the number of natural resources available to communities that rely upon them. — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, "A Brazilian Modeling Superstar Makes a Life-Changing Journey Into the Amazon," 7 Mar. 2019

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