toehold

Example Sentences

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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

The government's second argument is that without a deal, China would get a toehold in the islands.

From BBC • May 22, 2025

And because the “delicious moments” box is inexpensive — restaurateurs said it costs them between $10 and $15 for a bundle of 50 — it has maintained a strong toehold at local eateries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2024

But then the car’s transmission went kaput and she had to take out a costly loan to fix it, and keep her toehold in the middle class.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 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