incline

Even this throughway soon couldn’t handle the traffic between Southern and Central California, and the incline was so dangerous that mule teams had to be summoned to rescue underpowered cars that couldn’t make the grade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

It’s not the craziest hike — it’s actually pretty calm — but there are a couple of incline points.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

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

"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

Harry S Truman High School, set on a slight incline, is a monument to utility, neither inviting nor forbidding.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

In the first panel, Edward the Confessor inclines forward on the throne of England, as though about to slip off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

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

“Over time, you can start picking up the pace, swinging your arms, adding inclines or finding other ways to increase your heart rate,” Tracy said.

From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2024

His lean figure inclines toward me on the bench.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Students who are less equipped to handle academic setbacks, such as poor grades, are more inclined to use short-form videos as an escape, thus creating a negative cycle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

“In this case you have a lot of voters out there who may not be inclined to go out there and vote.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

I am inclined to reach a more cynical interpretation, however.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Dylan said he might be inclined to quit altogether.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Hillary was Barack’s opponent, which meant that I wasn’t inclined to feel especially warmly toward her just then, but I couldn’t help but admire her ability to stand up and keep fighting amid the misogyny.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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

They were unquestionably different from woods further south—darker, more shadowy, inclining more to black than green.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson