gradually

Example Sentences

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It’s a question to which the film merely poses an alternative: If current policies continue, the exhausted Earth will gradually yield less and less and a food shortage will result anyway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Their investigation pointed to NFIL3 as a major contributor to CAR T-cell exhaustion, a process in which the cells gradually lose their ability to function effectively.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

Ecuador has gradually imposed tariffs on imports from Colombia since January, citing what it described as Bogotá's failure to secure their shared border.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

When you’re young, knowledge comes fast but builds gradually — or, at least that was the case before the internet came around.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

He liked the way he could open up a ditch and then watch it fill gradually with milk.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry