lead
Usage
What are other ways to say lead?
To lead is to bring onward in a course, guiding by contact or by going in advance; hence, figuratively, to influence or induce to some course of conduct: to lead a procession; to lead astray. Guide implies continuous presence or agency in showing or indicating a course: to guide a traveler. To conduct is to precede or escort them to a place, sometimes with a degree of ceremony: to conduct a guest to his room. To direct is to give information for guidance, or instructions or orders for a course of procedure: to direct someone to the station.
Example Sentences
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She thinks that could lead more people to reconsider what powers their cars.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 11, 2026
The Lakers will lean on Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves to lead the team this season, and they showed their on-court chemistry in a 114-110 win over Sacramento.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 10, 2026
He also has concerns about Red Bull's inconsistent starts - he lost the lead off the line both in Malaysia last weekend and in the sprint.
From BBC β Oct. 10, 2026
Parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan could see seven- to nine-degree higher average winter temperatures compared to last year, said Paul Pastelok, AccuWeather’s lead U.S. long-range forecaster.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 10, 2026
Next I stopped at Mam’s grave and said a quick “May the angels lead thee into Paradise.”
From "Nory Ryanβs Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
But after leading the first lap, he made a mistake at the final corner.
From BBC β Oct. 10, 2026
Tokamaks, which have a characteristic doughnut shape, are among the leading technologies being investigated for future fusion power plants.
From Science Daily β Oct. 10, 2026
That storm made landfall in the same Florida region as Isaias, but remained at tropical storm strength as it moved northward, dumping record amounts of rainfall into the mountains and leading to deadly flooding.
From Barron's β Oct. 10, 2026
The former player and coach, known for his sweaters and aviator sunglasses, won championships as a game-changing tight end before leading one of the most memorable teams in NFL history.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 10, 2026
He was well aware of the danger of leading the charge.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
It all started back in 2010 with the introduction of the Hoka line of max-cushion shoes, which led other brands to develop similar styles, each stacked with its own patented lightweight foam.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 10, 2026
That discrepancy led the researchers to consider another possibility.
From Science Daily β Oct. 10, 2026
The Dodgers entered the postseason with the best rotation of any team on paper, led by Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who proved to be practically superhuman in the World Series last year.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 10, 2026
The protests are widely seen as a reprise of the "cockroach" movement's mass mobilisation in July, which led to the education minister stepping down over an examination scandal.
From Barron's β Oct. 10, 2026
“Deuteronomy Thirty-Two Ten. ‘He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.’”
From "Willβs Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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