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• The good fishing starts at the head of the rapid that runs beside our camp.
  — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2023
• The sale was held at the Exchange, a grand 1771 structure at the head of Broad Street.
  — Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 29 July 2023
• But the United States shouldn’t always be at the head of the table.
  — Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
• And during China’s tech boom, one man—Jack Ma—was at the head of the pack.
  — Grady McGregor, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2022
• His father, King Frederik, then took the spot at the head of the table.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 14 Jan. 2024
• Jonas sat at the head of the (very long) table, with Chopra sitting at his right.
  — Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2023
• Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings wasn't always at the head of the class.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2024
• Bondholders would be at the head of the line — and many of them are foreigners.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 21 Jan. 2023
• The commander sat at the head of a table, studying a map.
  — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
• Shields probes them as to why, while Henchy nervously chews his steak at the head of the table.
  — Chloe Malle, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2023
• Williams rode past the grounds of Maymont and stopped at the head of a steep gully that drains into the river.
  — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
• Though Redington is at the head of the pack, a victory is hardly in the bag.
  — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Mar. 2023
• The modern look is inspired by half-tester beds, which feature a canopy at the head of the bed only.
  — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• DeSimone, a portly man with white hair, sat at the head of the table.
  — Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 20 May 2024
• Kevin McCarthy stood at the head of the table to give his boilerplate toast.
  — Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2022
• At a long table at the head of the room, a man was hand-dipping the gin bottles in bright yellow wax to seal them.
  — Rivka Galchen, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2023
• First, Vera grew up with two strong women at the head of the household – her mother and her aunt.
  — Amy Scharf, Scientific American, 11 Jan. 2024
• The home in Manhasset, N.Y. ,where a man allegedly pointed a gun at the head of a 6-year-old boy.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2023
• In fact, the seating arrangement in the Great Hall of the People with Xi at the head of the table was demeaning.
  — Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News, 20 June 2023
• Hernandez’s mother, sitting next to her at the head of the table, chimed in.
  — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
• Their leader sits, cross-armed, at the head of this table, his shirt still slick with sweat from his predawn workout.
  — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
• Teachers like Sarah Ferrao stood at the head of the line as her new students got ready to be led into the building.
  — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022
• Add their advantage at the head of the bench, and victory should follow.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
• To some extent, though, it can be attributed not just to the strength of those new contenders, but to the weakness of the squads assumed to be at the head of the field.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2023
• Edward left home at the head of an enormous army and returned to England in a fishing boat.
  — Anne Thériault, Longreads, 21 June 2022
• The honor guard, a lone soldier, solemnly walks down the chapel's center aisle, stands at attention at the head of the casket — and salutes.
  — Fox News, 17 Jan. 2023
• Like the 3rd District race, the outcome of the contest between Scott and Dixon — at the head of a 12-person field — is difficult to predict.
  — Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024
• Some have floated Newsom as a viable replacement for Biden at the head of the ticket.
  — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 June 2024
• Mulville, for one, was happy to have someone at the head of the network who was already familiar with the show.
  — Scott Bryan, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2024
• And in the weeks and months to follow, Charles will assume his role at the head of a commonwealth that is fast fading in relevance.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 5 May 2023

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024