stepping-stone
Example Sentences
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Whale falls are "almost like islands," De Leo explains, calling them "a stepping-stone habitat for this and many other whale bone specialist species."
From Science Daily ● Dec. 28, 2025
Some aspiring emigrants suggest that these days, even getting tourist visas — seen as a stepping-stone to emigration — has become a challenge for Turks.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
I think everybody who has a garden can help species to create a stepping-stone so that they can move to higher latitudes.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 5, 2022
And while she says Alice's win is a benchmark, it must only be a "stepping-stone".
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2022
“No, it is a stepping-stone on the way to America,” Papa Andrew explained.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
