How to Use lead the pack/field in a Sentence

lead the pack/field

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  • Be comfortable as part of the group, rather than trying to lead the pack.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2023
  • There are some people who still very much believe Tesla could lead the pack.
    — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2022
  • Gen Zers lead the pack, with nearly half, 48% of them having a side hustle.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Daniel Suarez and Michael McDowell lead the field back to green.
    — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Morgan Wallen and Wilson lead the field of nominees for the event.
    — Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2024
  • This year, Karol G and Feid lead the pack with six nominations each.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Add it all up, and Oppenheimer may very well lead the field in total nominations.
    — Vulture, 15 Dec. 2023
  • On the other end, Tallahassee and Gainesville lead the pack with the largest apartments in the state.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025
  • This year, Karol G and Feid lead the pack with 10 nominations each.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Bleeding-edge tech, crazy light weights, and head-turning designs lead the pack in this year’s selection of the very best winter eyewear.
    — Phillip Dwight Morgan, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The Rolling Stones continue to lead the pack, with 38 top 10 albums.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Jason Momoa and Brie Larson lead the pack of new cast additions.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 10 Feb. 2023
  • All at Once to lead the pack with nine nods each, followed by The Banshees of Inisherin with eight.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Alan Wake 2 and Baldur’s Gate 3 lead the pack of nominees, snagging eight nods each.
    — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
  • In the race to design the lightest-but-still-comfortable sleeping pad on the market, Therm-a-Rest has always lead the pack.
    — Benjamin Tepler, Outside Online, 23 July 2024
  • There are some standout performers—such as Tenet, Us, and Shutter Island—that lead the pack.
    — Travis Bean, Forbes, 25 June 2022
  • For weeks now, as the H5N1 bird flu has been spreading into dairy cattle herds in more and more places, one state continues to lead the pack.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 12 June 2024
  • Lainey Wilson and Jelly Roll were all but guaranteed to lead the pack based on their respective massive years, but that isn’t the case.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The two-time Olympic Gold medalist is set to compete in five events this Games — the slalom, giant slalom, super-G, downhill and alpine — and is expected to lead the pack in most of those.
    — Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE.com, 4 Feb. 2022

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