gradation

Example Sentences

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And there’s a gradation between, because there are people who show up once and then might not show up for the rest of the year.

From Los Angeles Times

New cultivated a fine core of color and volume and shifted from it in gradations, though she didn’t necessarily mine the Andante’s introspection or the Presto’s drama.

From New York Times

They’re based on photographs Bass took of the sky and they form a shimmering arc in gradations of blue, lilac and gray.

From Los Angeles Times

Some of the stripes were silk-screened to insert gradations of tone between the colors, a process that was aesthetically and conceptually purposeful.

From Los Angeles Times

The gradations of "liberal" and "conservative" among Texas Republicans appear to be unique to the state.

From Salon