gradual

Example Sentences

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For 74-year-old Smart, the realization that the end had come was a gradual process as they filmed the final scenes on each of the show's sets.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Itauma's team now faces a choice: continue the gradual build, letting rounds come naturally against carefully selected opponents, or push him into deeper waters against fighters capable of testing him more fully.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The CEOs of McDonald’s or Walmart know an energy crunch will raise their costs and pinch their customers, but the effects are gradual and hard for them to quantify.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The terms could allow limited access before 25 for things like education, emergencies or housing, and could also provide for gradual distributions rather than a lump sum.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Mark hadn’t noticed the walls of the mountains to their sides getting taller, and the slope was gradual enough that he didn’t really feel like they were descending very quickly.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner