steep

Example Sentences

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They now are grappling with absorbing higher fuel surcharges while trying to avoid steep price increases for customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Analysts said the gains were likely lifted by the end of strikes in the health care industry which led to steep losses in February.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Tower for $200 million, a steep drop from its $632-million valuation in 2020.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Lee writes that “historically, steep declines are followed by V-shaped recoveries,” as he thinks the U.S economy is equipped to deal with $100 oil.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

PIH believed in sending resources directly to Cange, down “the steep gradient of inequality.”

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French