How to Use lead to in a Sentence

lead to

phrasal verb
  • 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 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
  • The tooth decay that leads to cavities occurs when the bacteria in your mouth form a sticky plaque on your teeth.
    Tammy Davenport, Verywell Health, 28 May 2024
  • That project led to a public fallout between the four members of the group during a livestream following its release.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Oct. 2024
  • However, drinking too much coffee, even regular coffee, can lead to insomnia and increased anxiety.
    Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 29 Oct. 2024

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