Example Sentences
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“Referendums are very unpredictable,” worries Thomas A. Lukaszuk, an Alberta politician who spearheads a counter campaign called Forever Canadian.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
Three-time losing finalist Medvedev is a dark horse after winning the lead-up Brisbane International, while American Learner Tien spearheads the new guard fresh from lifting the ATP Next Gen title.
From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026
They discovered that the oldest known archaeological remains in North America — stone spearheads known as Clovis points — dated to the end of the ice age, suggesting that their arrival coincided with the extinctions.
From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2024
Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska spearheads a mental health campaign called How are you? and she also held the Third Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen focusing on mental health in times of war.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2024
A caveman owned one spearhead or many spearheads; he had eaten one crushed lizard or many crushed lizards.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
