incline
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The visitor descends a long gentle incline, passing a wall of polished black granite that records the names of the 58,000 American soldiers who died in that war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
The stress and emotional aftermath they’re each facing is a tightrope walk … with an incline.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
"I spoke about Paris being a reference point where hopefully we'll see a pretty steep incline in terms of performances," said Doris.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 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
Down the incline, watching his step on the rocks, careful not to get wet, careful not to leave prints.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
Mr. Waterfield inclines toward Hobbes’s “they that have odds of power exact as much as they can, and the weak yield to such conditions as they can get.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
The hike is an easy 2.4 mile loop, that’s flat much of the way, with a few brief but gentle inclines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2025
There are a couple of entr’actes in which the clown, teased by his former supervisor, inclines toward the Grinchy.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
He is rarity - as a mountainous country Eritrea mostly produces "climbers", cyclists who race especially well on steep inclines.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2024
His lean figure inclines toward me on the bench.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Perhaps their focus on health contributes to the generation being less inclined to suffer through such extreme conditions.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
If the downward trend in housing remains intact, the Fed might be inclined to do nothing.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
This is a highly tax-efficient move for charitably inclined savers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Although it's vital to advertise live shows, "the more you show... the less inclined people are to go", she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
“Aye, I’m inclined to agree with you, Jess. The Scourge has probably figured some new move. This attack may only be a cover. By the way, is there any word from Foremole and his crew?”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
The young woman in the sepia-toned photograph curtsies gracefully, inclining her head and smiling sweetly at the camera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
The sickening realization of the Titanic's imminent fate came when Jessop turned to say something to a fellow stewardess and saw that the "forward part" of the ship was inclining toward the dark ocean.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2022
She would like to see changes, inclining a Senedd creche, the introduction of job shares and an increase in the number of MSs to decrease workload.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2021
The rig pitched to the south, away from the beach, her derrick cutting obliquely across the sky and her helipad inclining at an angle that to the human eye read as almost apologetic.
From The Guardian ● May 2, 2017
He held out his hand, inclining his head.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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