How to Use lead to in a Sentence

lead to

phrasal verb

• The chasms led to a loss of faith, a loss of trust, a sense of betrayal.
  — David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
• That truth led to a breakthrough for the Hip-Hop starlet.
  — Rivea Ruff, Essence, 10 Apr. 2024
• That’s the kind of outside-the-box thinking that could lead to bigger and better things.
  — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2024
• Trump has led to a change in that policy in much of the industry.
  — Ron Elving, NPR, 14 Sep. 2024
• The Year of the Golden Pig, which has a decades-long cycle, has also led to baby booms.
  — Lyric Li, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
• That may lead to more warming and more thawing of permafrost.
  — Matt Simon, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2023
• However, an inquiry from her coach led to a score change — and a spot on the podium.
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2024
• New York State of Mind The success of that song led to high expectations.
  — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 19 Apr. 2023
• Just keep in mind that leaving kids to their own devices for too long can lead to trouble!
  — Melissa Willets, Parents, 22 Apr. 2024
• The law was passed to prevent some of the excesses that led to the 2008 financial crisis.
  — Katanga Johnson, Fortune, 4 May 2024
• And as demand for these images increased, so did the abuse that led to their creation.
  — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
• Diarrhea, in contrast, may lead to more trips to the bathroom.
  — Steph Coelho, Health, 10 Feb. 2024
• This can lead to some small errors that put the final value off a little bit.
  — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 24 Nov. 2023
• Some of the extras in the movie were genuine storm chasers, leading to some real-life bonding.
  — Thomas Page, CNN, 16 July 2024
• The win led to the rise of the Tudor dynasty, and the king may have used the Lancastrian rose to reflect the Yorkist emblem, the white rose.
  — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2024
• What that has led to, then, is an even greater insistence on getting paid for our time at work.
  — Melvin Backman, Quartz, 28 July 2024
• That would lead to a potential shortfall of up to $37 billion.
  — Bylionel Lim, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2023
• Has climate change led to sharks swimming closer and closer to shore to find food?
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 July 2024
• But the heavy lifting is still more than a month away, with the issues that could lead to a strike not likely to be dealt with before June.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
• Drug raids just lead to games of cat-and-mouse through their neighborhoods, and users are now leaving the park to shoot up in their streets and doorways.
  — Kate Brady, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2023
• But the truth is, hard work alone rarely leads to breakthrough ideas or true innovation.
  — Mark Antoine, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
• This amount of time spent together — since the show premiered in 1993 — has led to friendship breaks and reunions.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2023
• The other led to him apologizing for the remarks of a panelist on his YouTube show.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 4 Jan. 2024
• Talks now turn to the automation of ports, which the unions says will lead to fewer jobs, and other sticking points.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
• Graham failed to avoid it in the 1920s, leading to some dismal years for his fund during the Great Depression.
  — Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2024
• The course of treatment led to a reduction in discomfort.
  — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 2 Dec. 2024
• The still is of a shot where the yellow brick road leads to the Emerald City, showing the path Dorothy and her friends have followed to their destination.
  — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2023
• Michael Nava got his hands on it, which led to a final revision.
  — Daniel A. Olivas, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023
• Many previous fights led to this moment, when Natalie, her mom and Josh could live in the same city.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
• However, concerns that his policies could bump up inflation have also led to markets dialing back hopes of the Fed ramping up its rate easing cycle.
  — Shashwat Chauhan and Purvi Agarwal, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024