incline

"I spoke about Paris being a reference point where hopefully we'll see a pretty steep incline in terms of performances," said Doris.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

We trekked up a steep incline to quickly discover signs for white oil bubbling out of the ground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

My legs are beginning to hurt though and there's that slight incline round the corner.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

He also recorded the first “DNF” of his marathon career at the Paris Olympics, dropping out right after the steepest incline on the course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025

Grappling with the last steep incline, the final turns of the path, and finding yourself above it all.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

How did trucks and tourists and Californians manage the uphills and downhills among inclines and ridges that could be windy or icy or foggy, sometimes all at once?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

Mr. Waterfield inclines toward Hobbes’s “they that have odds of power exact as much as they can, and the weak yield to such conditions as they can get.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

Just a short distance away pilgrims were walking up the steep inclines of Slieve Patrick to the St Patrick monument.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2025

“Over time, you can start picking up the pace, swinging your arms, adding inclines or finding other ways to increase your heart rate,” Tracy said.

From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2024

Baraa inclines his head to acknowledge my mother’s words.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

They became less focused on tending larvae and more inclined to forage.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

“So he hasn’t given any indication that he’s inclined to hike rates,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

Some fans might even call Black Flag Resynced a love letter to the original, though more cynical gamers may be inclined to call it a cash grab.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Historically, have we been less transactional than others in our dealings with foreign nations, less inclined to ask what’s in it for us before we respond to events elsewhere?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Cecilia had inclined her head to direct these words at the young Hardman.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

The young woman in the sepia-toned photograph curtsies gracefully, inclining her head and smiling sweetly at the camera.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2022

The sickening realization of the Titanic's imminent fate came when Jessop turned to say something to a fellow stewardess and saw that the "forward part" of the ship was inclining toward the dark ocean.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2022

She would like to see changes, inclining a Senedd creche, the introduction of job shares and an increase in the number of MSs to decrease workload.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2021

The rig pitched to the south, away from the beach, her derrick cutting obliquely across the sky and her helipad inclining at an angle that to the human eye read as almost apologetic.

From The Guardian ● May 2, 2017

Inside, Ekon was surprised to find that what he’d always assumed was just a broom closet actually contained a set of narrow, inclining stairs.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray