gradient

Example Sentences

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“Time to recalibrate my gradient on the big picture,” one co-founder wrote to announce his last day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

In “Vaccine Flag,” a vertical banner arcs gracefully across a soft gradient of L.A. haze, but the banner’s fabric is so tattered and decayed that its advertisement for vaccines is barely legible.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

The big air structure at Milano Cortina's Livigno Snow Park has a total length of 225 metres, a peak height of 40 metres and an average gradient of 28%.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Researchers voiced excitement that cat whiskers have a similar kind of material intelligence and stiffness gradient.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

PIH believed in sending resources directly to Cange, down “the steep gradient of inequality.”

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French