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
BYD eyed Mexico, where it began selling cars in 2023, as a manufacturing toehold for North America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
The government's second argument is that without a deal, China would get a toehold in the islands.
From BBC ● May 22, 2025
Her ambitions have a toehold in reality — she dreams of someday managing a Norms franchise — so it’s no shock that her big job interview is scheduled that very afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
Had we not had the benefit of a greenhouse effect, the Earth might well have frozen over permanently, and life might never have gotten a toehold.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
