blaze a trail

Example Sentences

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One of the first to blaze a trail was Alek Wek, scouted in London in the 1990s after her family fled an earlier war.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

But, through attending college, she is excited to blaze a trail in a new career.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023

When will Santos blaze a trail to join her?

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2023

"Judith Durham gave voice to a new strand of our identity and helped blaze a trail for a new generation of Aussie artists," he wrote on social media.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2022

I went in, without much hope of election, to—well, you can say to blaze a trail.

From A Poor Wise Man by Rinehart, Mary Roberts