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
The town has borne the brunt of Russian advances in recent months and is a stepping-stone to the key logistical hub of Pokrovsk.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025
Stoney will join what’s shaping up to be a crowded race for lieutenant governor, a role that involves presiding over the state Senate and is often a stepping-stone to higher office.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2024
“Me getting that exposure, me getting my foot in the door, was the stepping-stone for me to get into the NFL,” he said of the internship program.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2022
Why else had he been willing to languish in the shadow of the vice presidency for those godforsaken years if not to use it as a stepping-stone to the prize itself?
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
