gradually

Example Sentences

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Over time, however, the effort required for that option gradually increased, while the low-reward lever remained unchanged.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The county is gradually moving workers into the 55-story skyscraper at the base of Bunker Hill that was widely considered one of the city’s most desirable office buildings when it was completed in 1991.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Even if the market hasn’t crashed, this multi-week decline shows persistent selling pressure, not just a one-time shock, as investors gradually de-risk rather than panicking all at once.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

He gradually worked his way up through the ranks to work in flight operations and was appointed as its chief executive in 2001.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

And gradually she became aware that she wasn’t dead after all and that Baba Joseph wasn’t her grandfather.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer