gradually

Example Sentences

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Where long-simmered soups deepen gradually, these come alive all at once.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

The treatment she developed involved gradually exposing patients to the things that, while harmless, they feared intensely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The county is gradually moving workers into the 55-story skyscraper at the base of Bunker Hill that was widely considered one of the city’s most desirable office buildings when it was completed in 1991.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He gradually worked his way up through the ranks to work in flight operations and was appointed as its chief executive in 2001.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“Perhaps it is safer to stay there. At the very least, slipping into the giant’s throat gradually will let you live longer than if you jump over here and miss.”

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley