Sentence examples for his foothold from inspiring English sources

The asking price for his foothold among the middle class?

His foothold gives and he falls to the jungle floor, shattering his back.

But, once he boosts her to safer ground, he loses his foothold, his love gazing down at him from the ledge.

Armed with a doctorate in economics from the University of Houston, he got his foothold in the booming Texan oil industry at Humble Oil and Refining.

Collins had not played a minute in the previous two games and had, by all appearances, lost his foothold in Coach Isiah Thomas's guard rotation.

Carl C. Icahn is adding to his foothold in Motorola, now that he's won seats on the board and is getting his way.

Now he's offering a helping hand to youngsters from similar backgrounds who might want to follow in his footholds.

And all the while surrounding himself with new tools, comforts and accoutrements that elevate his home playing field, recarve his personal foothold in the wild and, frankly, shine a flattering light on the whole notion of human progress.

But Mr. Putin is not likely to enter into an agreement that threatens his influence over Syria, and thus his main foothold in the Middle East.

Russell must be referring to his own foothold in the urban fashion marketplace, having launched Phat Farm, Baby Phat and Argyleculture over his career.

But having moved into the Middle East power vacuum created by American inaction in Syria, Putin will fight tenaciously to preserve his new foothold in the region.