gain ground

phrase

: to make progress

Examples of gain ground in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fifty-seven percent of voters oppose one in their own community, according to a Texas Politics Project poll, enough that some experts see Democrats gaining ground in the Lone Star State. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

The White Sox failed to gain ground on the Guardians (84-76), who pulled out a 12-9 win at Kansas City by scoring five runs in the top of the ninth inning. — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026

Open platforms are gaining ground because modern robotics demands a level of agility, interoperability and innovation that no single organization can deliver alone. — John Healy, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

One is the legal stuff that’s going on—all this liability and product-liability and negligence stuff is starting to gain ground very much like the cigarette. — Victoria Feng, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gain ground

• abound
• aground
• around
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground