incline

Example Sentences

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In other words, investors may find it a lot more difficult to keep up if the incline gets steeper and steeper.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 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

Cardio is different forms of interval running four days a week, and then walking on the treadmill on a steep incline two days a week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

Cleveland’s Plain Dealer reported, “We incline to believe them in good part the work of deception” and yet, “a great many of those involved … are thoroughly honest and sincere.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock