incremental

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Companies will respond by either rushing half-baked products to market, steering clear of high-risk diseases, or abandoning incremental advances that might later trigger should-have-done-it-sooner tort suits.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The pros also make use of their scale to make frequent, strategic trades—sometimes tens of thousands a day—and book profits on incremental moves, with a measure of attention and discipline rarely seen in recreational users.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Any benefit for other carriers would be incremental, he said.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Standardized test scores have trended upward since the nadir of the COVID-19 pandemic, recovering faster than the state average, but the pace remains too incremental for critics.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Change is gradual and incremental, and when one lives in the midst of one’s family, one rarely notices differences in them.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela