continuum

Example Sentences

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"It's not like all of a sudden, boom. It's more of a continuum," Chan said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

Sovereignty and openness aren’t opposites; they lie on a continuum.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

"I'm outgoing and very confident and I love being around people," Auer says, "but I get that inkling that they all think I'm stupid and ugly, and that my life is a continuum of mistakes."

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

“Alfie” is whisperingly intimate, with Kirk concentrating on just the tenor, and taking his place in the continuum of master balladeers like Ben Webster and Don Byas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

The class a person is born into, she said, is the starting point on the continuum.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times