How to Use spearhead in a Sentence

spearhead

1 of 2 noun
  • Her book was the spearhead of the clean water movement.
  • So all these ideas coalesced, but the spearhead was the idea of faith.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Aside from a single iron spearhead, no weapons were found, and there was no trace of horses.
    — Douglas Preston, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Weapons like spearheads, swords, shield fragments, iron knives and an axe were also uncovered.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 21 May 2018
  • The spearhead is attached to a rope, which is essential for pulling up a massive fish fighting for its life.
    — Julia Kramer, Bon Appetit, 6 Feb. 2017
  • In the end the traditional ethics will be the spearhead of the attack that will bring us victory.
    — John Dos Passos, National Review, 28 Sep. 2020
  • The spearhead of the British Invasion.
    — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The attacker is highly adaptable and is able to deputise on either wing as well as at the spearhead of the attack in the number nine role.
    — SI.com, 24 July 2017
  • Belgium will give Romelu Lukaku, the spearhead of its attack, as long as possible to prove his fitness.
    — Robert Kidd, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
  • In all, England’s spearhead went for 61 off his allocation.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Now his staff is in place for this one, with Pascucci helping spearhead player evaluations.
    — Chris Hine, Star Tribune, 16 Nov. 2020
  • The aunts also shared a close kinship with a young man buried with artefacts that implied some social status, including a spearhead and buckle.
    — Duncan Sayer, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The spearheads themselves appear to have been made both with local materials, such as flint, and resources imported from hundreds of miles away.
    — Aristos Georgiou, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2018
  • So the motorcycles range out in front of the armored spearheads, in front of the airpower looking for weaknesses in the enemy lines.
    — Fox News, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Russia is in the headlines today, but China will be the spearhead of the authoritarian cause.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Before taking on the captaincy, Cummins was used primarily as a strike bowler — a fast, hostile spearhead who attacked in bursts.
    — Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • All three are quality defenders, which should make for an aggressive spearhead atop the Wildcats’ defense, the kind of tone-setting attribute that can shape a team’s identity.
    — Dan Greene, SI.com, 1 Oct. 2019
  • One caveat or strength about this passing-of-the-torch season from Krzyzewski to Scheyer is that the entire offseason saw the assistant spearhead all recruiting.
    — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2022
  • They have been criticized as singing, dancing spearheads of a strategic North Korean propaganda campaign at the Games.
    — Andrew Keh, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2018
  • Police on Saturday detained Lyubov Sobol, an unregistered candidate who has become a spearhead of the protest.
    — Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2019
  • Exploration Park is the spearhead of Florida’s drive to be a leader in the burgeoning trillion-dollar aerospace industry.
    — John Haughey, Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2020
  • And at the spearhead of the attack will be Jones, the second-year center from George Washington, who has developed into one of the most fearsome frontcourt players in the league.
    — John Altavilla, courant.com, 24 July 2017
  • Another of the Under-19's starlets, Emre Aydinel enjoyed a successful season as the spearhead for the side.
    — SI.com, 23 July 2019
  • Pompeo, who is helping spearhead conversations ahead of a possible summit with North Korea next month, met with Kim for dinner Wednesday night.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 31 May 2018
  • But the biggest wild card that’s helping these corporate enabling functions become the spearheads of enterprise-wide AI adoption is workflow integration.
    — Laura Clayton McDonnell, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The Republicans vowed to continue making Texas a legal spearhead for red-state resistance to Democratic policies.
    — Philip Jankowski austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Following the summer sale of attacking spearhead Joao Pedro to Chelsea, the onus is on these four players to produce the type of displays that have helped achieve impressive results against the next three rivals.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Over the years, excavators have found around 280 artifacts in the lake, including 145 axes, 64 spearheads, eight swords and, most recently, four spears.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
  • The ancient spearheads will now be analyzed to determine the techniques used to manufacture them before going on display at the Regional Museum of Ica.
    — Aristos Georgiou, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Hurzeler needs Welbeck more than ever as the attacking spearhead of the ambitions to challenge for Europe qualification via a high league finish and domestic silverware over the next few months.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026

spearhead

2 of 2 verb
  • The movement was spearheaded by the teachers' union.
  • She spearheaded the campaign for better schools.
  • So it's been awesome to be a part of spearheading that and putting a light on it.
    — Houreidja Tall, Allure, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Could one of those two have spearheaded the effort against French?
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Ramos would not be the largest investor in any takeover but is spearheading the bid as its public face.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Ramos would not be the largest investor in any takeover, but is spearheading the bid as its public face.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The group now spearheads harm-reduction programs around the city.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Reid has long preferred spearheading the offense, which is why the club and Nagy agreed to part ways.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Pasquantino will spearhead a new-look Royals offense.
    — Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Alex's parents, Liz and Jay Scott, joined us to spearhead the effort.
    — Cbs News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • This person was spearheading justice and the truth when a lot of corruption was going on.
    — Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • This person was spearheading justice and the truth when a lot of corruption was going on.
    — Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Women spend more time in the metaverse and spearhead more initiatives at their companies than men.
    — Jon Hilsenrath, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The boycott, which was spearheaded by black clergy, began in March.
    — Andrew Adam Newman, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
  • In fact, its whole pitch to Disney was that the two together could spearhead industry-wide change.
    — Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Madera has tapped his daughters to spearhead the projects; cofounder and brand director Marta is one of them.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Both bills have been spearheaded by Democratic Sens.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Roth is also spearheading the show, which is still in its early stages, keeping the same animation style.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Penn State runs a spread pick-and-roll offense spearheaded by post-heavy guard Jalen Pickett.
    — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2023
  • In 2024, Dudek had been on a team that spearheaded an effort to combat this type of fraud.
    — Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Actually, make that seven remix albums, each one spearheaded by a member of the septet.
    — Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Diaz was supposed to spearhead this transition.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
  • By spearheading some of the most crucial parts of the stock’s debut, the investment bank will likely take home the biggest share of fees.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 May 2026
  • Caminos, the project's artistic director, is spearheading a campaign to raise $6 million more to fund its first phase.
    — Greg Allen, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
  • As the group’s senior leader, Wilson will spearhead what should be a stout Georgia front seven.
    — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The literary affairs team, led by Clare Reeth, spearheaded efforts to land rights to the book.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 May 2026
  • The literary affairs team, led by Clare Reeth, spearheaded efforts to land rights to the book.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 June 2026
  • The literary affairs team, led by Clare Reeth, spearheaded efforts to land rights to the book.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The literary affairs team, led by Clare Reeth, spearheaded efforts to land rights to the book.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
  • To avoid failure, have someone who has both a sales and a marketing mindset spearhead your activities.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025

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