inclination

Example Sentences

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I call the inclination to stay close to home “amusement park syndrome,” because people will drive long distances to go on roller-coasters but refuse to drive to another city to see a superior physician.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

"Sometimes people can get very embarrassed by pests because there is an inclination that maybe they're dirty, which actually isn't always the case," he said.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

As chairman of BP, Manifold’s inclination was to act like an executive chairman rather than as a more hands-off nonexecutive role, people familiar with his leadership style said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Three regional Fed presidents dissented at April’s policy meeting, pushing to remove the Fed statement’s “easing bias”—the language that signals the committee’s inclination toward rate cuts.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

I learned that they can’t help but gather up in a horde, and the dead are never lonely, that their natural inclination is to have a lot of friends.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland