How to Use inroad in a Sentence

inroad

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  • Explore the fields in which women have made the most inroads, and the least.
    — Vanessa Fuhrmans, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2020
  • The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King made inroads for the fantasy genre back in 2003.
    — WIRED, 10 Mar. 2023
  • But since the fighting ended, Ankara has made inroads with the east.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • But Cruz has made plenty of inroads with the White House, which could act on its own.
    — Andrea Drusch, star-telegram, 20 Mar. 2018
  • All three fintech firms are seeking to make inroads in the US.
    — John Detrixhe, Quartz, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Beshear’s campaign has worked to make inroads with Trump’s base.
    — Bruce Schreiner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2019
  • The Alamo City has made strong inroads in earning a spot on the soccer landscape.
    — Terrence Thomas, ExpressNews.com, 9 Sep. 2019
  • At the same time Mr Johnson made inroads among younger voters.
    — The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019
  • To make inroads with them, Mr Beshear must instil fear about the prospect of policy change.
    — I.k. | Lexington, The Economist, 1 Nov. 2019
  • The tight race between Mucarsel-Powell and Scott show Democrats' attempt to make inroads in the state.
    — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Black women, one of the few groups that Trump failed to make inroads with in 2024, will also be key in Virginia next year.
    — Julia Manchester, The Hill, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Unions in the United States have made few inroads after years of campaigns.
    — New York Times, 15 May 2020
  • In 2015, the powerful drug was starting to make inroads into the Akron area.
    — Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • In two years, the free program has already made leadership inroads in the city.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2023
  • With heir, Pusha T joins the ranks of recording artists who have made inroads in the technology world.
    — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2018
  • All of those tracks made major inroads on Billboard’s Latin charts.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
  • But Protestantism has been making deep inroads in the region.
    — Jim Wyss, miamiherald, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Burna Boy isn’t the first of this wave of Nigerian stars making huge inroads in the streaming era.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2019
  • The Nuggets made some inroads into the lead in the second quarter, but still couldn’t stop the Cavaliers from scoring.
    — Tom Roddy, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2018
  • This is not a time for downcast doubts: Liberals need to keep it up and amp it up, the better to make inroads in the many battles that lie ahead.
    — Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 16 Aug. 2023
  • For Gillibrand, the debate could be a make or break moment as she's struggled to make inroads in polls and fundraising.
    — Laurie Kellman, chicagotribune.com, 27 June 2019
  • Candidates who are the most blunt in knocking Trump aren’t making inroads in Iowa.
    — Thomas Beaumont and Steve Peoples, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
  • Patrick made inroads not with victories but with her mere presence in elite events.
    — Barry Wilner, chicagotribune.com, 22 May 2018
  • And 2020 candidates are trying to make inroads with both groups.
    — Li Zhou, Vox, 15 July 2019
  • Despite that, sales tripled as Huawei made inroads into Europe, Asia and Africa.
    — Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2019
  • The president has won the backing of most of the country’s largest union groups at a time when Trump has also sought to make inroads with rank-and-file members.
    — Arlette Saenz, CNN, 11 July 2024
  • Up to now, polls had shown Trump making inroads with Latino voters.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Kacey Musgraves made inroads in the last decade as a country upstart with earthiness and wit.
    — Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Apple, Meta, and Google are all trying to make inroads in the field, but issues related to costs and engineering have led to slow progress.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The Taliban have been trying to make inroads in being recognized, in part to escape the economic tailspin caused by their takeover.
    — Zeke Miller, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025

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