foothold
noun
foot·hold
ˈfu̇t-ˌhōld 
1
: a hold for the feet : footing
2
: a position usable as a base for further advance
The company secured a foothold in the market.
Examples of foothold in a Sentence
The army gained a foothold on the island.
The company has secured a foothold in the market.
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Lululemon is seeking to maintain its foothold in a more crowded athleisure market.
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Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Later, Harper returns the favor, watching with rapt admiration when Eric pivots and gains a foothold during a CNN confrontation with Tender’s inscrutable CFO Whitney (Max Minghella), who is fighting against a new audit for his fiscally defunct company.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2026
Rebuilding, One Colony at a Time From that precarious low point of 35 animals in 1982, conservationists have worked to gradually expand the species’ foothold.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Only recently have those fleeing the AKP government itself begun to establish a foothold in the diaspora.
—Michael Paarlberg, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
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Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Later, Harper returns the favor, watching with rapt admiration when Eric pivots and gains a foothold during a CNN confrontation with Tender’s inscrutable CFO Whitney (Max Minghella), who is fighting against a new audit for his fiscally defunct company.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2026
Rebuilding, One Colony at a Time From that precarious low point of 35 animals in 1982, conservationists have worked to gradually expand the species’ foothold.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Only recently have those fleeing the AKP government itself begun to establish a foothold in the diaspora.
—Michael Paarlberg, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
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“Foothold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foothold. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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