What is "inroads"

Usage examples of "inroads".

Already in a state of affable content before they made inroads upon the food and drink, they succumbed blissfully to the twin snares of full bellies and whirling heads.

Also, the inroads made upon the Senate by the deaths of so many members would finally be properly repaired.

Of servants there were few thanks to the inroads of disease, but when son and friend had left, they had already laid Pompey Strabo out upon his bed, two female slaves keeping vigil.

Although the American revolution was probably as just an effort as was ever made by a people to resist the first inroads of oppression, the cause had its evil aspects, as well as all other human struggles.

This was the part of the edifice which had external windows, the elevation removing it from the danger of inroads, or hostile shot, while the air and view were both grateful and desirable.

Established Church, for they would be taught, by fearful example, to know that it was the bulwark which protects us from the gloomy horrors of fanatic superstition on one side, and the still more dreadful inroads of infidelity on the other.

Hard and fair, usually from the ranks, though I grant you my own noble class has made destructive inroads on that tradition.

I wondered if he wanted to separate me from Lord Golden lest he make any inroads on my loyalty to the Farseers.