steep
Example Sentences
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So I follow it, and once I’m close to the edge, my headlamp sweeps across a steep incline of volcanic rock behind a couple of bushes.
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Their car was up a steep bank, another ten feet above them.
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Any Chinese cars sold in the U.S. would likely have to be manufactured domestically to avoid steep tariffs on Chinese car imports.
From Barron's
Any Chinese cars sold in the U.S. would likely have to be manufactured domestically to avoid steep tariffs on Chinese car imports.
From Barron's
The biggest drag came from automaker BYD, which slid 6.9%, its steepest daily drop in eight months, after releasing January sales figures.
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