inching

Example Sentences

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"We are increasingly inching towards a situation where insurers would need to charge much higher prices because climate risk is going up," said Ishita Sen, one of the researchers behind the paper.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

"It's always been here in the background, but it's becoming more of a reality, slowly inching its way up," says Beasley.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

You used it once — maybe twice — and now it’s sitting there, a little accusatory, inching toward its expiration date.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Nearly two years after actor Alec Baldwin was cleared of criminal charges in the “Rust” movie shooting death, a long simmering civil negligence case is inching toward a trial this fall.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

We sit, slowly inching our butts onto the roof, cradling the trunk against our chests and on our laps.

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes