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

U.S. stocks hit a record Wednesday and are inching up premarket.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 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

After all, his mother wasn’t growing any taller, but he could feel himself inching up.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia