slope

Example Sentences

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Belgium, the Netherlands and Canada have all fallen down that slippery slope.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Next to it, drawings show a training pool 25 yards long and 50 feet wide, with an ADA-compliant gentle slope down to about 4 feet deep.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

A bearish death cross was registered in January, but note the 50-day simple moving average is starting to slope higher for the first time since May.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Admittedly, answering emails on the weekend can be a slippery slope.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

She scrabbled in the shifting sand, trying to rise, while the torch tumbled away from her down the slope, bouncing and turning.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda