How to Use take the lead in a Sentence

take the lead

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• Flau’jae Johnson to fire off a 27-foot three-point jumper to take the lead.
  — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
• An à la carte menu is available, but the best thing to do here is opt for the omakase experience and let the chef take the lead.
  — Sara Harowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
• Abreu also committed a pair of costly throwing errors late that helped the Yankees tie it and later take the lead.
  — ABC News, 28 June 2026
• The town hall was a chance for someone, anyone, to take the lead and say something that would reassure a furious Eastside.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
• Given that this was the only series the Oilers lost over a five-year period, this one might take the lead from the Matteau goal.
  — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 12 June 2026
• That shot was deflected, but Karim Hafez found Ashour after a scramble in the box for a beautiful header to take the lead.
  — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026
• The second came after Salah found Haissem Hassan with a chance to take the lead, but the shot was blocked by Harry Souttar.
  — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026
• The Mystics surged back to take the lead late in regulation, but Leite's 25-foot 3-pointer tied it at 87-all and forced overtime.
  — ABC News, 28 June 2026
• Moments before the first-half whistle was set to blow, Summit FC was given a golden opportunity to take the lead into halftime.
  — Spencer Baldwin, Denver Post, 13 July 2026
• More inclusive systems Gerhardt says right now, solo agers are expected to take the lead in planning for their housing, finances, and transportation to appointments, often by hiring professionals to help them.
  — Ashley Milne-Tyte, NPR, 9 July 2026
• After Betts’ single allowed the Dodgers to take the lead, Tanner Scott (13) shut down the Rockies with back-to-back strikeouts, avoiding the team’s eighth series loss of the season.
  — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
• After England’s Jordan Pickford stopped an Erling Haaland header, Norway came back moments later after a takeaway on Harry Kane to take the lead.
  — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
• With lingering uncertainty on the regulatory side, companies should take the lead in rulemaking and learn how prediction markets work, said John Sullivan, professor of management at San Francisco State University.
  — Davis Giangiulio,ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 July 2026