How to pronounce lead:
Example: "He took the lead at the last turn"
Example: "The children were playing with lead soldiers"
Example: "The police are following a promising lead"
Example: "He takes the lead in any group"
Example: "It was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"
Example: "He took a long lead off first"
Example: "He got a tip on the stock market"
Example: "It was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"
Example: "The lead was in the dummy"
Example: "We led him to our chief"
Example: "The water left a mark on the silk dress"
Example: "This remark led to further arguments among the guests"
Example: "The procession was headed by john"
Example: "Her greed led her to forge the checks"
Example: "Service runs all the way to cranbury"
Example: "Who is heading this project?"
Example: "She topped her class every year"
Example: "The use of computers in the classroom led to better writing"
Example: "Conduct an orchestra; barenboim conducted the chicago symphony for years"
Example: "This door goes to the basement"
Example: "Run the wire behind the cabinet"
Foremost.
Example: "The contestants are all tied; no one has the lead position."
Main, principal
Example: "Lead trumpet"