toehold
Example Sentences
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Summer jobs are key to gaining a toehold in the job market and are a significant reason many come to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The hurdles are even higher for lower-income families trying to get a toehold in the housing market.
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
This time around, she said, they’re just trying to find a toehold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
Ian Murray is Scottish Labour's longest serving MP – indeed for a while he was their only MP, the party's last toehold north of the border.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025
Given time, they could carve out a toehold for themselves up there, throwing up ramparts of their own and dropping ropes and ladders for thousands more to clamber over after them.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
