lead into
Example Sentences
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They didn’t need their star to rip off a 27-19 run to finish the quarter and take a commanding 13-point lead into the fourth.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
So Antonelli takes a nine-point lead into the next race, in Miami at the beginning of May.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Castres took a one-point lead into the break but the hosts went in front for the first time two minutes into the second half when Furbank created space for Kemeny to dive over.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
San Antonio took a slender lead into half-time.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
I cross the floor slowly, as if that same someone might jump out, and open the door to my closet, half expecting it to lead into the real version of my room, the right one.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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