at the head

Example Sentences

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Most notably, Labour won just 29% of the vote in both Ealing and Merton in London, yet this was still enough to put the party at the head of a very crowded field in both.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

The nation’s first major tax uprising was so serious it got old George Washington back in the saddle at the head of an army.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Trump added that Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., would be replacing Noem at the head of the Department of Homeland Security.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

In 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 48 into law, which placed restrictions on the use of less-lethal weapons, including that they cannot be aimed at the head, neck or any other vital organs.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Again and again throughout that second day she had to ask the impatient woman monitor at the head of our row for permission to go to the ditch that served as sanitary facility.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom