gain ground
Example Sentences
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However, firefighters were able to gain ground as temperatures cooled into the evening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Sánchez is expected to gain ground as ballots from rural areas are tallied.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.1% as the index looked to gain ground for an eighth consecutive session.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Japan’s Nippon TV, despite the fears of the demise of the linear television business as streaming services continue to gain ground.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
But she always claimed she had done whatever it was she'd done to gain ground for us all.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
