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Example sentences for "gain ground"

  • In fact they had reason for believing that it would be almost impossible for their opponents to gain ground where it was held by such seemingly impregnable works.

  • The French continued to gain ground, on March 7, to the north of Arras in the region of Notre Dame de Lorette, where their attacks carried some German trenches.

  • Mend, become better, get better, get on, gain ground, pick up.

  • On the 15th the British continued to gain ground in the direction of St. Quentin and east and north of Gricourt, to the north of the city.

  • Within two days the Rumanians were no longer able to gain ground, though for some time longer they sorely pressed their enemies.

  • Especially on the western bank of the Narayuvka, a few miles north of Halicz, strong Austro-German forces were employed and began to gain ground slowly.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "gain ground" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    district judge; fair breeze; gain ground; gain over; gain possession; gain the; gain their; gain time; gained over; gained the; general description; get out; large bowl; large company; leads them; man has; never tell; none shall; past year; quite common; slightly less; tone process; too much; until tender; what right; where possible