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View definitions for lead on

lead on

verb as in bait

verb as in coquet

verb as in draw out

verb as in entice

verb as in string along

verb as in vamp

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Example Sentences

By tapping Harris to take the lead on the border, Silver argued that Biden handed the vice president "Democrats' worst issue."

From Salon

If you are taking him off with half an hour to go, how can you ask him to lead on the field?

From BBC

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced fresh climate change targets at a global summit, saying he wants the UK to lead on cutting emissions.

From BBC

“It goes to show that L.A. has to take the lead on how to win with a multiracial coalition on issues that matter, and fight like hell,” Soto-Martínez replied.

Some polls show Harris has drawn closer to Trump when voters are asked who would better handle the economy, but Trump has led on the issue in most surveys.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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