gradually

Example Sentences

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Even with its challenges, Inside Safe has been gradually moving a greater percentage of its residents into permanent housing, where they are no longer governed by such a wide array of rules.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

When fear memories were gradually extinguished, activity in these cells declined.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

The attackers appeared to have moved through interconnected systems, computers and phones, gradually piecing together a detailed picture of the museum's operations, Corriere reported.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Betsie had put on the blue sweater beneath her long-sleeved dress and wedged now between me and the others, her shivering gradually subsided, and she was asleep.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom