incline

It’s not the craziest hike — it’s actually pretty calm — but there are a couple of incline points.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

"I spoke about Paris being a reference point where hopefully we'll see a pretty steep incline in terms of performances," said Doris.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

I’m doing heavy resistance training, or I’m doing incline walking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

Cardio is different forms of interval running four days a week, and then walking on the treadmill on a steep incline two days a week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

The giant log where Clare had recently planted the feather whites had been kicked down the gentle incline, killing every precious blue-blue in its wake.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Walking around may require navigating steep inclines or stairwell-like sidewalks, but over the past century the city has developed a unique transit system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

“If you have to venture north or south, you are destined to hit inclines that are not for every able body.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

There are a couple of entr’actes in which the clown, teased by his former supervisor, inclines toward the Grinchy.

From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2024

Routes such as those served by TransPennine – which leant Hitachi the test Class 802 train – have inclines which require more energy, shortening the overall distance it could travel unaided.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2024

But then he moves forward again, steps to the side to avoid touching me, inclines his head, is gone.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

I’m increasingly inclined to hear it as a promise.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

"This is a time when we really need to hear what's happening," Erik Slavin said, adding that Pentagon officials appeared to be "less and less inclined to speak on the record".

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Other apps might even be inclined to deploy a sunny icon, because technically it is going to be warm in most of that area, and watery only in a different section.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

The views among all California voters were split, with 38% saying they would be more inclined to support a candidate labeled as a democratic socialist and 38% saying they would be less inclined.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

And right then she was inclined to agree.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

The young woman in the sepia-toned photograph curtsies gracefully, inclining her head and smiling sweetly at the camera.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2022

The sickening realization of the Titanic's imminent fate came when Jessop turned to say something to a fellow stewardess and saw that the "forward part" of the ship was inclining toward the dark ocean.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2022

She would like to see changes, inclining a Senedd creche, the introduction of job shares and an increase in the number of MSs to decrease workload.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2021

The rig pitched to the south, away from the beach, her derrick cutting obliquely across the sky and her helipad inclining at an angle that to the human eye read as almost apologetic.

From The Guardian ● May 2, 2017

They are silent, but not somber—they smile at the Amity they pass, inclining their heads, a few of them stopping to exchange pleasantries.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth