How to Use gain ground on in a Sentence

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• Here are five specific ways to gain ground on social media before the start of the year.
  — David Villa, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
• The Heat stayed in seventh place in the East on Sunday, but did gain ground on sixth place.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
• Milder weather is helping the fire fight as crews continue to gain ground on many of the major incidents.
  — Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 20 Sep. 2020
• Mikhail and Ilya did not fight together, but found themselves in the same push to gain ground on Sunday.
  — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2023
• Harris' campaign is looking to gain ground on an issue of high importance to voters.
  — Kate Walter, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2024
• Modest, yes, but good enough to ensure the Sixers didn't gain ground on them in the East standings.
  — CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
• Unable to gain ground on Bass or the rest of the field, Feuer dropped out a few days after Buscaino.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2022
• Rittenhouse stopped briefly and pointed his gun at Rosenbaum, who continued to gain ground on him.
  — Christy Gutowski, chicagotribune.com, 13 Nov. 2021
• Does Auburn now have a better chance to gain ground on Alabama and Georgia thanks to Freeze?
  — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 1 June 2023
• Several of the reports credited cooler, moister weather for allowing crews to gain ground on the blazes.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 June 2021
• The humidity, however, should help firefighters gain ground on active fires and prevent some new fires from starting.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2020
• Portland's win over Memphis was huge, helping the Blazers gain ground on the Grizzlies for eighth in the West.
  — Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2020
• The addition of even $10 billion of extra sales would accelerate its efforts to gain ground on Nvidia.
  — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
• The 26-year-old will face the Pirates in a matinee as Philadelphia tries to gain ground on first-place Atlanta.
  — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 25 Sep. 2021
• The improvements come as streaming continues to gain ground on traditional TV viewing.
  — Sahil Patel, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2020
• As the campaigns neared Election Day, Lake appeared to gain ground on Gallego, who held an advantage in the polls since the outset of the race.
  — Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
• The other way in which smaller challenger banks can use M&A to emulate and gain ground on the industry leaders is by expanding along the value chain.
  — Paul-Noël Guély, Forbes, 2 June 2021
• The pleas highlighted the growing concerns in Ukraine and among its allies that even as its forces gain ground on the battlefield, the onset of winter will bring new difficulties.
  — Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2022
• Alphabet is one name that is poised to gain ground on the AI trade this year, Niles said, pointing to the company’s robust resources and technology stack.
  — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
• There are still 40 games remaining, which may allow the Stars enough time to gain ground on an overachieving Chicago Blackhawks team for a playoff spot.
  — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 27 Feb. 2021
• Cleveland and Milwaukee have already played four times this season, splitting the series 2-2, so the Bucks won’t have the opportunity to gain ground on them that way.
  — Brian Sampson, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
• This holiday season represents a real opportunity for faux-meat producers to gain ground on the Thanksgiving table.
  — Kate Krader, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2021
• Winning this weekend’s series will allow UO to gain ground on the loser of the Wildcats-Cardinal series and a sweep will likely mean closing the gap on both.
  — James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 7 May 2021
• By splitting most of its two-game series, the Wild has struggled to gain ground on its competition, a neutralizing effect of division-only play that's created a logjam among the eight squads.
  — Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 25 Jan. 2021
• Trump won’t be there, but his Republican rivals will likely be competing to see which White House hopeful can connect with voters and gain ground on the former president.
  — Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2023
• But now, with an eight-point swing on the score sheet, the Grand Canyon state has continued to gain ground on reuniting somewhere in the middle with its national counterpart, roughly just 22 cents apart.
  — Kye Graves, The Arizona Republic, 13 July 2023
• Disney is also poised to gain ground on easier content and linear comparables, in addition to more favorable sports rights costs on the TV and streaming sides, the analyst noted.
  — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
• As Democrats gain ground on the heels of sweeping election wins this week, the Republican Party potentially faces heightened risks ahead of the 2026 midterms.
  — Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
• The Giants, as a collective, lost 3-2, wasting an opportunity to gain ground on the Mets for the final NL wild card spot as their five-game winning streak was snapped.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
• The Stars, last season’s Stanley Cup runner-up, are trying to gain ground on the playoff picture after enduring postponements because of the pandemic and the weather.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2021