toehold

Example Sentences

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Caluori had a try wiped off from a knock-on by replacement hooker Jamie Blamire, but England couldn't get a real toehold as they toiled at the set-piece.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

The hurdles are even higher for lower-income families trying to get a toehold in the housing market.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Interior Department resource assessments show enormous NPR-A potential, and these bids hopefully prove the toehold necessary to keep growing that investment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

To keep progressing, one has to stay ahead of the thousands of others scrambling to get a toehold in the sport.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2024

Reavers from the Three Sisters took the casde once, making it their toehold in the north.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin