moat

Example Sentences

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“That makes its silicon a tool to deepen an existing moat, not a new business it has to sell from scratch.”

From Barron's

But there are two words that many on Wall Street use when describing Carvana’s business over other car-selling companies: competitive moat.

From MarketWatch

“States have tried to create moats around themselves.”

From Washington Post

Other times, classes were canceled as moats formed around portable buildings and parking lots were submerged.

From Washington Times

Even then, a once-a-century pandemic might come along and wipe out those plans like the tide surging over a sandcastle moat.

From Los Angeles Times