tending toward

Example Sentences

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“Polarization means that we are tending toward the extremes rather than toward the center.”

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024

And, truth be told, this extremely simple recipe also works well even simpler, skipping the grilling-or-roasting step altogether, especially if your pears are tending toward overripe, which won’t hold up well to the heat.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023

The soprano Eleonora Buratto was a forthright rather than fragile Mimì, with muscular high notes tending toward the steel more often associated with Cio-Cio-San in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.”

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2023

With a mix of sentiment and snark, tending toward sentiment, typical of network comedy, “Not Dead Yet” makes for a decent half-hour hang this side of eternity.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2023

He was a short man with a serious face, myopic, and tending toward portliness.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee