leading

[ˈliːdɪŋ]

Definition:
1. Most important or most successful.
2. Ahead of others in a race or contest.
3. Indicating the most important performer or role.

'leading' example sentence:

1. The Ivory Coast became the world's leading cocoa producer.
2. She's looked on as the leading authority on the subject.
3. 'Who will be leading the team?' queried Simon.
4. The leading car came to a halt.
5. I'm leading up to something quite important.
6. She was leading at the half-way mark.
7. Homicide is the leading cause of death among black men.
8. She married into a leading Eurasian family in Hong Kong.
9. This view is held by the generality of leading scholars.
10. She chose two untried actors for the leading roles.
11. I bought one of the leading brands.
12. This discussion is leading us nowhere.
13. She has coached many of our leading juniors.
14. He played a leading part in the negotiations.
15. The Democratic candidate is still leading in the polls.
16. The leading car in the motorcade peeled off to the right.
17. Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.
18. Graf was leading 5-1 in the first set.
19. They are the leading manufacturer in both defence and commercial products.
20. The three leading contenders were locked in a dogfight.
21. These are the leading first-round scores.
22. The G-7 organization groups together the world's seven leading industrialized nations.
23. She was a leading exponent of free trade during her political career.
24. She had a leading role in shaping party policy.
25. Just where is all this leading us?
26. She started the last lap just behind the leading group.
27. Germany is playing a leading role on the international stage.
28. The officer leading the investigation has been taken off the case.
29. For the past three years they have been leading totally separate lives.
30. She's one of the leading lights in the opera world.
31. She was offered the leading role in the new TV series.
32. Who is in the leading role?
33. He's leading in the presidential race.
34. A young unknown played the leading role.
35. She became a leading promoter of European integration.
36. Five leading fighter pilots have been captured and paraded before the media.