toehold

Example Sentences

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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

AI-powered dictation is now gaining a toehold among programmers and regular users – and getting people to talk to their laptops.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Ian Murray is Scottish Labour's longest serving MP – indeed for a while he was their only MP, the party's last toehold north of the border.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

At the last moment, I nudge my shoes into the dirt to make a toehold and heave myself to the top.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila