How to Use lead in a Sentence

lead

1 of 3 verb

• Palmieri leads the club with a goal and three points so far.
  — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
• My wife leads them to the living room.
  — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
• That may lead them to defect from the regime.
  — Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
• Rhaenyra leads the forces of Team Black.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
• Bo Bichette leads the majors in hits.
  — The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
• But dirt paths lead along the base of the hills where the poppies massed.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2023
• Which all leads back to Garland.
  — Janis Carr, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
• There were four lead changes and neither team led by more than 5.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
• So that led us to Schwarber, and why the heck not.
  — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
• That is what led us to start this company.
  — Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
• Scott’s 10 blown saves led the major leagues.
  — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
• In others, the human touch still needs to lead.
  — Aaron Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
• Cairns lined the high points, leading us away from the river.
  — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
• Missouri still led by as many as seven points in the first half.
  — Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
• And that calls for knowing how to lead when the weight of the world shows up at work.
  — Teresa Hopke, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
• The world is safer when the United States leads.
  — Paul McCarthy, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
• The Blue Jays lead 2-0 and can sweep with a win.
  — Data Skrive, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
• Djokovic leads 3-0 on hardcourts.
  — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
• The free-agent starter class is led by Framber Valdez.
  — Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
• Rashee Rice led the team with four catches for 80 yards.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
• Thomas led the Mercury in their second-half fight.
  — Ben Pickman, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
• Johnson scored 22 points to help lead the Zips to the win.
  — ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
• LaFleur is a good enough coach to lead his team to a championship.
  — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
• The incident led her to press pause on her recording plans.
  — Sophie Williams, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
• But of course, denim is leading the bottoms trend right now.
  — Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
• Dansby Swanson slugged his fourth home run to tie for the team lead.
  — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
• Name one player that is paid among top players that doesn’t also lead.
  — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
• Jack Eichel leads the team with seven points on two goals and five assists.
  — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
• Founderful led the round and was joined by angel investors.
  — Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
• Both had spent more than two decades leading their companies.
  — Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

lead

2 of 3 noun

• The bullpen has blown eight leads, which might sound like a lot.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
• Broncos with their first lead of the game.
  — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
• Well, the lead singer Mark came while my pops came.
  — Gia Peppers, VIBE.com, 6 Mar. 2026
• No concrete leads emerged as years passed.
  — Claire Lempert, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
• The lead was down to one, 77-76.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
• But it’s not ruled a catch and Wolves won’t cut the lead.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
• There were five ties and five lead changes in the fourth quarter.
  — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024
• Get this part working and your leads get warmed around the clock.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
• His 19th gave the 49ers the lead for good.
  — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
• The Knicks built a lead as large as 61 points.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
• Gausman could’ve once again watched his lead slip away from the dugout.
  — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
• If your team takes a lead of at least 17 points, that bet wins.
  — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
• There's asbestos, there's lead.
  — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
• But Boston’s lead did not hold.
  — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
• When Ohtani left the game, the Dodgers had a lead.
  — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
• The Giants’ one-run lead would not hold.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
• For a while, the Royals held a two-run lead.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
• Toronto clung on to a 2-1 lead.
  — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
• Just like that, the Texas lead is almost gone.
  — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
• In three minutes, the lead was down to 13.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
• Shane Pinto is tied for the league lead in goals with six.
  — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
• And that guitar lead is a real live wire.
  — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
• Most recent polls show him with a narrow lead.
  — Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
• Tuesday, there were 11 lead changes and four ties.
  — Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
• The setup means two big female lead roles are up for grabs.
  — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
• The largest lead of the night was the final margin of six.
  — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
• Evans led off the inning with a solo home run to trim the lead.
  — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
• The one-point lead matched the Knicks' biggest all night.
  — ABC News, 11 June 2026
• The Cubs scored two runs in the third to take a 4-2 lead.
  — CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
• The division lead, once again, is up for grabs.
  — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025

lead

3 of 3 adjective

• Just take a lead pipe to his head.
  — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 26 May 2026
• Defense played a lead role in each win.
  — CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
• Defense played a lead role in each win.
  — Charles Odum, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026
• The co-lead role of Trey has yet to be cast.
  — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 8 May 2026
• Then the lead boat rolled bottom up.
  — Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
• The lead pair will be something to shake out.
  — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
• And yet…the lead actors are very good in it.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
• The game featured five lead changes.
  — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
• Ohs co-wrote the script with all of the movie’s lead actors.
  — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 10 Feb. 2026
• One in which the co-lead is a Predator.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
• And the Skipper should be lead.
  — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
• Washe has the co-lead among Gulls with 14 goals.
  — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
• Nick Robinson played the lead role.
  — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
• For years, marketers have been judged by lead counts, but those days are gone.
  — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
• This is the only night the chicken plays the lead role.
  — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
• Wei recalled going for the lead role.
  — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
• There were three lead changes in five minutes of the fourth quarter.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
• What is the risk of lead exposure?
  — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
• He's also known for his lead role in Numb3rs.
  — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
• Hurst will now play the lead role of Kratos in live-action form.
  — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
• The only thing locked in right now is that Williams is the lead guy.
  — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 23 June 2026
• The study’s lead author echoed these concerns.
  — Josie Cox, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
• Social brings them in, the lead magnet warms them up, then email does the work.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
• Cindy Gold rose to the occasion to play the lead role.
  — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
• Adams was McGee’s lead recruiter.
  — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
• Welch and Jacobs are the lead sponsors of the bill.
  — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
• During each show, Blue Ivy rocked the stage as a lead dancer.
  — Caché McClay, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
• There is no safe amount of lead exposure in food products.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
• The fix is a lead magnet so useful your reader prints it and pins it up.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
• Get this right and your outbox turns into a lead machine.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026