incline

Example Sentences

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"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

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

People are running up the incline towards the scene of the crash.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

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

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