gain entrée
Example Sentences
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Donnersmarck thought that he might gain entrée through Anna-Maria, who, in her student-movement days, had visited Biermann when he was under house arrest.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 14, 2019
In some states, driving a green car is the ticket to gain entrée to a high-occupancy vehicle lane—even if you’re driving solo.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2015
He is assuredly an auteur, but not one who uses that status to gain entrée to the talk shows and the rest of celebrity's dubious glories.
From Time Magazine Archive
"It is almost unheard-of for an American to gain entrée to our—to the set in which—well, you understand," she said, blushing painfully in the consciousness that she was touching his pride.
From The Man from Brodney's by McCutcheon, George Barr
