make inroads
Example Sentences
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It would struggle to make inroads in Bengal.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 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
Gradually, custom chips from the likes of Google—made in collaboration with Broadcom—began to make inroads.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 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
The Athenians, however, gave the fugitives the town of Naupactus, which they had shortly before conquered, and which was conveniently situated for tempting them, against their promise, to make inroads and forays in Peloponnesus.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried
