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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“He just has an amazing emotional intelligence of how to uplift and lead his teammates and challenge them in a way that’s authentic to his personality,” McVay said.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 26, 2026
The Black Ferns had taken a deserved lead at half-time after tries from Amy du Plessis and Ayesha Leti-I'iga ruled out Claudia Moloney-MacDonald's opening score.
From BBC β Sep. 26, 2026
"With lead in the ink, you would get a huge friggin' signature, so you really need to be looking for scrolls with lead in them," Seiler said.
From Science Daily β Sep. 26, 2026
Wakefield's lead stretched from two points to 18 during Keighran's spell off the field, much to the delight of the away supporters stationed behind the end they were attacking.
From BBC β Sep. 26, 2026
He stands next to a taller guy who plays lead guitar.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Life Surge currently promotes its roster as “influential voices in faith & finance alongside leading worship artists.”
From Salon β Sep. 26, 2026
“A confluence of forces is leading to certain actions and choices that were considered taboo before now becoming acceptable and even celebrated, and then they spread via social contagion.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 26, 2026
"These are the three platforms leading the charge in quantum computing, so it's a nice benchmark and comparison for the quantum community," added Monroe.
From Science Daily β Sep. 26, 2026
Rafael Gutierrez, a 42-year-old artist, is leading the project from his modest workshop in Lima's Carabayllo district.
From Barron's β Sep. 26, 2026
Ida dragged me through a small corridor leading to another room, but Hadel barred the doorway with her walking stick.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
That is the highest since mid-2022, when prices soared amid the supply-chain disruptions resulting from the Covid pandemic that led to insufficient inventory, labor shortages and bottlenecks at ports and railroads.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 26, 2026
That ultimately led to the Premier League charges for breaching of financial rules and Friday's news that the club had been found guilty of the majority of the 115 counts.
From BBC β Sep. 26, 2026
A new study led by Caltech researchers, however, is raising questions about whether the Russian evidence really records a planetwide event.
From Science Daily β Sep. 26, 2026
Thankfully, you had a good grounding in financial education from your parents and, probably most helpful of all, they led by example.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 26, 2026
Kate Fox simply kept working—following where the spirits led.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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