How to Use in the lead in a Sentence

in the lead

phrase

• Recent polling has shown each of them in the lead.
  — Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
• And in the lead-up, the requests came with it.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
• Kennedy plans to ignore such noise in the lead-up to the draft.
  — Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
• Haugaard, stars in the lead role of Lars.
  — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
• And just like that, the @CleGuardians are in the lead!
  — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2026
• Biffle was in the lead when the last caution came out.
  — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
• Japan’s Ami Nakai, 17, is in the lead.
  — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
• Not human ‘in the loop’ as much as human ‘in the lead’.
  — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
• Lackey’s score put her in the lead with five gymnasts left to go.
  — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
• In the end, it's all guess work as to who's in the lead during a conclave.
  — Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
• Things are muy caliente in the lead-up to Valentine’s Day.
  — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
• The conversion was good, putting Heights in the lead for the first time in the night.
  — Ella Diaz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
• Judge has called for the two sides to remain civil in the process in the lead up to a trial.
  — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2024
• Hamlin led 208 laps and was in the lead when the caution came out.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
• The last few weeks, for instance, their opponents talked trash in the lead-up to the games.
  — Dianna Russini, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
• Lexi Minetree will star in the lead role as a young Elle Woods.
  — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
• Lipa has pulled a few stunts herself in the lead up to the announcement.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
• But Prat quickly had Brant straightened out and in the lead.
  — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
• The movies would be far lesser vehicles with anyone else in the lead.
  — Ty Burr, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Mar. 2023
• The decision left many school districts scrambling in the lead up to the school year.
  — Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 25 July 2025
• Fox produced several plays with Smith in the lead.
  — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026
• Birkin starred in the lead role, and Gainsbourg wrote and directed the movie.
  — Brittany Natale, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Aug. 2023
• However, one false move threw her time off enough to keep Johnson in the lead.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
• His performance isn’t bad, and neither is Maïwenn’s in the lead role.
  — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2023
• With smoky hues like chocolate mauve and ash brown in the lead, the best brunette shades of today aren't ho-hum by any means.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023
• Pick one up for yourself, or snag a few to gift to friends in the lead-up to the holiday season.
  — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
• Now, read on for how to watch the northern lights in the lead up to the Fourth of July!
  — Skyler Caruso, People.com, 2 July 2025
• Three officials told Reuters the Coast Guard was in the lead.
  — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
• Had Hulu not been aware that the pilot was shot with a then-15-year-old in the lead?
  — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2026
• Schiff thanked supporters Tuesday night as results put him in the lead.
  — John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024