How to Use lead-up in a Sentence

lead-up

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• That came to a head in the lead-up to the election.
  — Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
• Prices should be announced in the lead-up to the fall launch.
  — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
• The base of that will be built in the lead-up to the campaign.
  — Andy Jones, New York Times, 11 June 2026
• The lead-up to the big games were sometimes his best theatre.
  — Eric Olson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
• The lead-up to the big games were sometimes his best theater.
  — Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
• There were signs in the lead-up to the first round that maybe Sanders would fall in the draft.
  — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
• About 300 cc of fluid was drained in the lead-up to the game.
  — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 23 June 2026
• What the series dramatizes is the lead-up to that fall.
  — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 22 Nov. 2025
• Stefany says of the lead-up to their first encounter at the airport.
  — Rachel McRady, People.com, 4 May 2025
• Inside was a sweet note from him that served as a lead-up to his proposal.
  — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
• But judging by the lead-up to the event, that’s not what’s going to happen.
  — Daniel Strauss, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
• Yurov says the lead-up to coming to the NHL has been long.
  — Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
• Read full article The lead-up to the awards was full of drama.
  — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2023
• What will Cohen say about the lead-up to hush money payments?
  — Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
• Winners are being drawn and announced weekly in the lead-up to the event.
  — Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 4 June 2026
• And that tension sets up a riveting two-week lead-up to the deadline.
  — Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
• The lead-up to that decision was fraught and not taken lightly.
  — Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
• The lead-up to new model year production starts well before new cars hit the lots.
  — Mike Spagnola, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2023
• The prevailing winds had changed in the lead-up to the squad announcement.
  — Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 May 2026
• See behind the scenes of her stage-ready glam and the lead-up to her big moment and read all about it — in her words!
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 28 Apr. 2023
• And then that propulsive lead-up to the movie’s two-minute drive to intermission.
  — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
• The lead-up is longer, so visitors who come will likely spend more nights at a hotel in the area.
  — Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
• This has been another quiet lead-up to winter.
  — Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
• The new dad teased that viewers may see the lead-up to the birth of his son, Theodore in season 3.
  — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
• Young had spent the lead-up to Game 2 recovering.
  — Ben Pickman, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
• It’s set in the lead-up to his debut runway show in September of last year.
  — Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
• An video posted to Facebook shows the lead-up to the incident.
  — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 25 Feb. 2025
• Fans were plentiful, as were cameras to capture the action and the lead-up to the games.
  — Stephen Saito, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
• The lead-up to the Games have been tough for several notable athletes.
  — Candace Buckner, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
• The same wasn’t entirely true in the immediate lead-up to the test.
  — Luke Smith, New York Times, 25 May 2026

lead up

2 of 2 verb

• These units have a flat roof that would lead up to a rooftop deck.
  — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026
• But all is not well leading up to the big day.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
• Police did not say what led up to the crash.
  — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 18 May 2026
• Lu said part of the problem is the lack of lead up.
  — Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
• Even more so the last few weeks leading up to this game.
  — Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
• So far there's no word on what led up to the shooting.
  — Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
• Thank you all for your support leading up to this.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
• The events that led up to the shooting are unknown.
  — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 18 May 2026
• That process could begin in the days leading up to the draft.
  — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
• There's no word yet on what led up to the incident.
  — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
• That's exactly what led up to that point.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026
• Make a few and arrange them on the lawn leading up to the door.
  — Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 2 Aug. 2023
• Police haven't said so far what led up to the shooting.
  — CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
• Well, what could happen in those two days leading up to my shift?
  — Janelle Sherako, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
• This has been done in other cities in the weeks leading up to the show.
  — Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Sep. 2024
• This week, leading up to the Games, there were many busy days.
  — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
• There was a ladder leading up the side of the silo.
  — Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
• Exactly what led up to the big rig crash is unclear.
  — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 27 May 2026
• Turns out there was plenty of drama leading up to the big day.
  — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2026
• There was no immediate word on what led up to the crash.
  — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
• Fields did say the days leading up to the game were emotional.
  — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
• What led up to the attack or who was involved is unclear.
  — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
• Planes were landing every few minutes in the lead up to the crash.
  — ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
• That should be a focus leading up to the trade deadline this year.
  — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
• But in the days leading up to the race, Farley had his doubts.
  — Kelyn Soong, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
• Team rosters will be announced in the weeks leading up to the event.
  — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 17 June 2024
• Details on what led up to the shooting have yet to be released.
  — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
• Though the sheriff’s office did not say when the deputy opened fire nor what led up to it.
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
• But little moments leading up to his grand slam helped set the stage.
  — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
• You would get injured in your training leading up to it.
  — Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025