How to Use inroad in a Sentence

inroad

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  • The surgery led to skyrocketing tips and inroads into the adult-film industry.
    — Amy Chozick, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2018
  • 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
  • Blockchain technology has made inroads in industries from logistics to health care.
    — Lara O’Reilly, WSJ, 12 July 2018
  • For months, the Trump campaign has worked to make inroads into the Black community and woo Black male voters.
    — Richard Fowler, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The same heteronormative forces that can lead us to suppress our queerness can also complicate making inroads with other women.
    — Katie Simon, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The streaming service has been making inroads into the TV awards circuit but is still struggling with movie festivals.
    — Cary Darling, Houston Chronicle, 12 July 2018
  • Meanwhile banks are making inroads into foreign territory without making big purchases.
    — The Economist, 12 July 2018
  • 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
  • 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
  • Unions in the United States have made few inroads after years of campaigns.
    — New York Times, 15 May 2020
  • In two years, the free program has already made leadership inroads in the city.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2023
  • All of those tracks made major inroads on Billboard’s Latin charts.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • He's made inroads in Georgia, a state Democrats are angling to move to the front of their primary calendar.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
  • That comes as emerging rivals have made inroads in key markets.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2024
  • The move spared Google from losing a major tech partner and kept Bing from making further inroads in the search market.
    — Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The Cuba post marks another inroad for China in a region the U.S. has long seen as its preserve.
    — Kejal Vyas, WSJ, 9 June 2023

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