toehold

Example Sentences

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This time around, she said, they’re just trying to find a toehold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 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

The government's second argument is that without a deal, China would get a toehold in the islands.

From BBC • May 22, 2025

But then the car’s transmission went kaput and she had to take out a costly loan to fix it, and keep her toehold in the middle class.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2024

Helmuth uses her hesitation to dig in a toehold.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti