How to Use trailblazer in a Sentence

trailblazer

noun
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  • To the rest of the baseball world, Davis is known as a trailblazer.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2023
  • Now is the perfect time for Gibson to get her due as a true pop trailblazer.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Born in 1917 in Brooklyn, New York, Horne was a trailblazer.
    — Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2022
  • In some ways, Christmas, who is Black, is a trailblazer.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
  • As the team roared to the tunnel, legendary Aztecs coach Steve Fisher slapped hands with the trailblazers sprinting past.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
  • King is the most recent actress to portray the trailblazer.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Williams joked of being a trailblazer with his candor on the subject.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Now, the trailblazer is opening the area’s first seltzery concept, Summit Seltzer — one of the few taprooms of its kind in the United States.
    — Deanna Taylor, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Ewers, those close to him will tell you, never set out to be a trailblazer in the Name, Image and Likeness era.
    — Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Deer was a trailblazer in every sense of the word, living a life filled with firsts and paving the way for other Native leaders.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Brad was a true trailblazer, paving the way for gay men and Real Housewives everywhere to team up.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Nike is a trailblazer in the DTC space, driving up its revenues and market share by quickly adopting the trend.
    — Gary Drenik, Forbes, 12 July 2022
  • Lena Horne was a trailblazer during her lifetime, becoming one of the first Black female stars to make it to the top rungs of show business.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 20 June 2022
  • Showing this much skin was daring for a royal, but Princess Diana was a trailblazer through and through.
    — Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2022
  • As a trailblazer on the court and on the sidelines, Dawn Staley’s tenure in the basketball world has been nothing short of historic.
    — Sharí Nycole, Essence, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The verdict: As the template, the original, the trailblazer, the name-copyright holder, Chipwich brand chipwich had to live up a lot of hype.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 7 July 2023
  • Still, MoviePass’s idea to offer cinephiles the option to watch an unlimited number of movies on the big screen proved to be something of a trailblazer.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Aug. 2022
  • The company’s iconic doll was a trailblazer and a role model.
    — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
  • In many ways, Visser was a trailblazer, reaching milestones for both herself and women in sports along the way of her career.
    — Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2022
  • These women were pioneers and trailblazers who changed the world in a positive way.
    — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The Bonobos Jetsetter has been a trailblazer in men’s travel suits since it was released in 2015.
    — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2023
  • This look at a TV trailblazer’s life could follow three other specials about showbiz legends that won this award the past decade.
    — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Anchor has been a trailblazer in the U.S., brewing craft beers when most Americans were loyal to one of the few major breweries.
    — Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 12 July 2023
  • Nancy is a trailblazer who is known to be kind, empathetic and gracious with her time.
    — Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Her first husband, Edward D. Cannady, was a trailblazer in his own right.
    — oregonlive, 18 Oct. 2022
  • This is a woman who has been a trailblazer and her legacy is based on that independence.
    — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 7 June 2023
  • Williams is a trailblazer like that, and while his stint as interim coach might not have lasted very long, its legacy will endure here in this space.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Through the film the directors hope to educate the masses about this trailblazer and changemaker.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The queen of funk, R&B, and disco was recognized both for her solo catalog and as part of synth-funk trailblazers Rufus.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Meet the trailblazers who are smashing through barriers and lighting the way for other women to follow.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 5 Feb. 2024

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