lead-out
Example Sentences
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But launch timing in sprinting is everything, and even a lead-out train can get things wrong.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
But Milan was still badly placed and had lost his lead-out men as the sprinters jostled for position going into the final 500 metres.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
In 2023, Colbert’s lead-out James Corden also abandoned “The Late Late Show,” reportedly to get ahead of having that choice made for him.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2025
“It’s amazing to have Mathieu as a lead-out man. If he had the space to go, for sure he has the speed to fight for the win.”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
To an outside observer, the negative reception might have been all the more surprising because “Drag Race’s” unpopular lead-out show is set in the same neighborhood as Trunks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2023
