at the vanguard

idiom

: in the position of the leaders of an action or movement in society, politics, art, etc.

They are at the vanguard of a revolution in medical research.

Examples of at the vanguard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Investors can’t get enough of a firm at the vanguard of a hot new tech sector. —

Alena Botros, Fortune, 21 June 2024 The setlist included pieces from his days at the vanguard of electronica as well as memorable works from a 40-year film-composing career. —

Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2024 These revelations have put the biologist at the vanguard of a new field called basal cognition. —

Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024 Appy Pie, a leading app builder and website builder, with its finger on the pulse of these technological shifts, stands at the vanguard of this transformation. —

Jon Stojan, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for at the vanguard

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