increment

Example Sentences

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Employees need and deserve salary increments — but when and by how much should be considered in the overall context of price inflation, alongside manufacturing, logistics and other costs.

From Salon

As you begin to heal, try testing your elbow in small increments of your sport or activity, letting pain be your guide.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Trump raised tens of millions of dollars in small increments from donors as he aired allegations about election fraud that were eventually debunked.

From New York Times

It will be paid back by customers in small increments each year, it said, with a "modest" impact on bills.

From BBC

But lawmakers become accustomed to life with doting assistants and aides who schedule their lives in 15-minute increments, write their speeches and often drive them to meetings and events.

From Los Angeles Times