make inroads
Example Sentences
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At the time, it seemed Harp was trying to make inroads with staffers, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Tariffs and other roadblocks are why Chinese automakers have held off on U.S. expansion plans, even as they quickly make inroads in the rest of the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
While AI has improved the return on digital ad spending, Nathanson said Meta’s ability to make inroads beyond consumer-driven end markets is “open for debate.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026
What is more worrying than their kicking, is how England have struggled to make inroads into defences via other routes.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
But the Muslim rulers of Kabul continued to make inroads into the Siah-posh country down to the time of Baber and afterwards.
From Memoir of William Watts McNair by J. E. Howard
