progressively

Example Sentences

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“At 92, I ran out of gas. The spirit remained eager but the flesh became progressively weaker,” Buffett said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

By taking a shorter-term tack, investors can experience the upside of the secular bond bear market: the ability to reinvest interest and principal cash flows at progressively higher yields.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

His Sunday show appearances have grown progressively more painful to watch.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Trade winds tend to blow east-to-west, and heat from the Sun progressively warms the waters as they move in this direction.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

He had spent hours on the details of the monkey’s features, inscribing them with progressively finer points.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park