incline

Example Sentences

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Since then, for a host of complicated and mostly unforeseeable reasons, disparate circumstances across the region incline, slowly, in a promising direction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"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

I’m doing heavy resistance training, or I’m doing incline walking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

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

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

But steadily, steadily, the steep incline did level off.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el