Sentence examples for expanded and gained from inspiring English sources

Under Simons, the department expanded and gained in prestige.

From the late 17th and early 18th centuries, when the electors of Brandenburg (also kings of Prussia from 1701) developed into powerful figures on the European political stage, the city expanded and gained a Baroque appearance; new castles, such as Charlottenburg Palace, were built.

While not a new phenomenon, their presence in Rio's favelas has expanded and gained recognition in the last decade.

Knight doubts that Clarence 13X set out to build a movement or a culture, but after his death, the movement expanded and gained converts across the United States.

While Lyft has been expanding and gaining new revenue, it lost nearly $1 billion last year.

Since the Salvarcar massacre, hundreds of young people have formed a network that is rapidly expanding and gaining political clout as it seeks to create social programs for young adults.

Just back from a month's break in Barcelona, she pointed to the strain that a sour economy had placed on her business just as it was expanding and gaining major traction beyond a loyal Chicago following.

Allied was seeking to expand and gain control of AMP's 11-member board of directors by adding 17 new members -- 14 who sit on Allied's board and three Allied senior executives.

"It is likely that Turkey's uniquely hybrid nonprofits, supported by industrial families and their corporations, will expand and gain more influence," writes Ms. Demir, a programmer at Istanbul's non-profit Salt gallery, which is funded by one such company, Garanti Bank.

You help small businesses expand and gain new footholds in overseas markets….

Debts in the billions helped it expand and gain some ground in the competitive radio industry, but clearly not enough.