spearhead

Example Sentences

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It didn’t take long for Acuña to spearhead an academic revolution he knew was emerging.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

While the situation is disheartening, Warner is looking to spearhead a positive outcome.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

He then was parachuted straight into the team for the opening match against the United States after space spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was unable to play because of a fever.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

Bezos tapped Lewis, former chief executive of Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones, in late 2023 to spearhead a turnaround.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

He had no way of understanding that Pizarro’s men formed the spearhead of a force bent on permanent conquest, rather than an isolated raid.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond