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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Howie is an unconventional choice to help lead a $1 trillion conglomerate.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 19, 2026
Four plays later, Rutgers scored, cutting USC’s lead to three.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 19, 2026
Rory McIlroy finished with a superb eagle to move two shots off the lead heading into the final day of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
From BBC β Sep. 19, 2026
Waddy, a lead engineer at the center, oversees dozens of other engineers who do the same and calls himself “The General.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 19, 2026
The one in the lead was a stout party, balder than any egg.
From "The Teacherβs Funeral" by Richard Peck
Then Border Patrol Sector Chief Gregory Bovino, who had been leading the immigration operations in California, was among those outside the event, joined by agents in helmets, camouflage, masks and holding guns.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 19, 2026
Colin Fraser, a data scientist at Meta, wrote on social media last week that there was no real evidence that AI models would inevitably pursue a goal leading to human death.
From BBC β Sep. 19, 2026
“Bond yields are going up today—stocks don’t like it. It’s the bond market that’s leading the stock market today and much of this week.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 18, 2026
By making intentional decisions aligned with your goals and values, leading an active social life and contributing to a cause that elevates your spirit, you’re bound to feel more happy and fulfilled.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 18, 2026
A long line of people were leading animals.
From "Nory Ryanβs Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
Coplan’s push to make Polymarket a household name led to expensive deals with A-list celebrities and sports stars, including LeBron James and a $300 million deal with Major League Baseball.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 20, 2026
In the end, unbeaten Sierra Canyon, led by running back Jaxson Stokes, had two much speed and too much physicality for the Lancers in coming away with a 28-10 win.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 19, 2026
England's 39-game winning run started under former head coach Simon Middleton, who, after the World Cup final defeat in 2022, led the Red Roses to a Women's Six Nations Grand Slam in 2023.
From BBC β Sep. 19, 2026
The strong S&P 500 rally over the past 16 months or so has been led by a relatively narrow group of artificial-intelligence-related stocks.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 18, 2026
She led me away from the house then, to the garden bench set against the back wall—the bench where she and Papi always used to sit on summer evenings when they wanted to be alone.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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