How to Use in the lead in a Sentence

in the lead

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• Kennedy plans to ignore such noise in the lead-up to the draft.
  — Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
• What England have done behind closed doors in the lead-up to this match remains unknown.
  — Alan McCall, New York Times, 1 July 2026
• Some have been to beautify the city in the lead-up to the nation’s 250th anniversary.
  — Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026
• Both Ferraris made better starts than Antonelli with Leclerc in the lead.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
• Under Fire Easily the biggest bone of contention in the lead-up to the film has been its casting.
  — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
• His eight goals in the current edition have him in the lead for the tournament’s Golden Boot, awarded to the top scorer.
  — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
• Standen takes over from Neal McDonough in the lead role with the former exiting the project some time ago for undisclosed reasons.
  — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 July 2026
• The guests themselves were given very little information in the lead-up to the wedding, ostensibly to prevent leaks.
  — Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
• The first actress cast in the lead part of Captain Kathryn Janeway, Genevieve Bujold, quit after two days on the job.
  — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
• Travelers who don't see any qualifying listings today should check back, as additional homes will become available in the lead-up to each round.
  — Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
• Pagani has just unveiled the Huayra 70 Derecho in the lead-up to this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 July 2026
• Brit Elazouar has been cast in the lead role of Jason, a young police officer on his first assignment with an elite tactical unit of Afghanistan veterans.
  — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 July 2026
• There have been confusion and contradictions in the lead up to the visit over accommodation arrangements for the Sussex family.
  — Max Foster, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
• Companies are so furiously fighting to be technically in the lead that many of them are ignoring the ethical and possibly even legal consequences of their products.
  — David Evan Harris, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Aug. 2024
• Brooklyn’s women were comfortably in the lead 10-2 in game one when the end-court scoreboard literally fell over and landed on Rachel Rohrabacher’s ankle.
  — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
• Osaka said the accumulation of matches in the lead-up to the championships, different from in her usual preparation, left her feeling depleted of energy.
  — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 7 July 2026
• The project arrives a year after Superman landed in theaters with David Corenswet in the lead, with that film scoring $618 million globally.
  — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026
• With Jean Smart and Matthew Rhys now looking like frontrunners in the lead comedy categories, this may be where the path to best comedy series is decided.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 July 2026
• By Variety’s count, 17 performers of color were nominated in the lead and supporting acting races this year, down from 28 last year — a 39% decline.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 July 2026
• The documentary follows Melania in the lead-up to her husband’s second inauguration in January 2025.
  — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
• Cal Fire takes a proactive approach by increasing its law enforcement arm in the lead up to the Fourth of July, said Mike Cornette, a fire captain and public information officer.
  — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 1 July 2026
• At New York New Jersey Stadium (as MetLife Stadium is currently known), the rain was coming down steadily in the lead-up to kickoff.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 June 2026
• Lexi Minetree and Reese Witherspoon have been sporting pink all week long in the lead-up to the premiere of Prime Video's new series, Elle, which serves as a sequel to Legally Blonde.
  — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
• The series – produced by Harmonius Claptrap, Green Portal Productions and Williams Street – stars Keith David in the lead.
  — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 July 2026
• Jensen's second hit, a double into the right-field corner in the fourth, put the Royals in the lead for good and chased White Sox starter Anthony Kay (6-3) after 3 2/3 innings.
  — CBS News, 28 June 2026
• Even the initial release of Android Bench didn’t have Google’s AI models at the top—OpenAI’s latest LLMs were slightly in the lead.
  — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026
• When, in the lead-up to the 2001 election, his popularity was waning, Howard spread a story about Afghan asylum seekers headed for Australia throwing their children overboard, forcing the Navy to rescue them.
  — Oscar Schwartz, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
• Zendaya is nominated alongside Carrie Coon, Chase Infiniti, Keri Russell and Rhea Seehorn in the lead actress in a drama category.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
• The show was originally reported to be in the works at Netflix in January 2025, with the streamer picking it up to series in March 2026 with Taylor-Johnson in the lead role.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 29 June 2026
• Then, at 36 minutes, Jude Bellingham put England in the lead after Declan Rice dribbled unchallenged for 60 yards before passing to Bukayo Saka, who crossed for the Real Madrid man to head home.
  — David Hickey, NBC news, 6 July 2026