make inroads

Example Sentences

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It would struggle to make inroads in Bengal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

While AI has improved the return on digital ad spending, Nathanson said Meta’s ability to make inroads beyond consumer-driven end markets is “open for debate.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Given Apple’s iPhone remains its profit engine, the biggest concern is if AI-powered hardware devices finally make inroads against smartphones.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

What is more worrying than their kicking, is how England have struggled to make inroads into defences via other routes.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

"What an unrefreshed face!" the Greek said softly, as the light from the cancelli showed the weariness and distress that had begun to make inroads on the animation of the girl's beauty.

From The City of Delight A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem by Leyendecker, Frank X.