gradually
by small degrees or little by little: The hurricane moved northwestward to northward for two days, gradually weakened to a depression, and then turned eastward.Over the following decades, the curriculum was gradually expanded, with additional offerings in history, government, languages, geology, and geography.
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How to use gradually in a sentence
Over its first decade, however, this gradually changed, shifting from open derision to open celebration.
Supernatural’s bonkers series finale marked the end of an era of fandom | Aja Romano | November 20, 2020 | VoxHis team’s model suggests that deaths could decline to about 88,000 simply by introducing a vaccine gradually, giving it to 10 percent of the population each month, and distributing it uniformly without prioritizing any groups.
A strengthening economy should gradually lift rates, boosting “net interest income”—the spread between what banks charge on home and credit card loans and what they pay in interest on deposits.
His team’s model suggests that deaths could decline to about 88,000 if a vaccine were introduced gradually, given to 10% of the population each month, and distributed uniformly without prioritizing any groups.
As you get stronger and your discomfort decreases, gradually increase the number of sets, capping it off at four.
As Sutton shows in his book, the important shift took place gradually, from the end of the Civil War until World War II.
The Butterbrief, issued by Pope Innocent VIII, was a turning point for the then bland Stollen, which gradually became sweeter.
One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts | Molly Hannon | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the last few years, however, Spahn gradually began to notice changes in Ruby Pearl.
The email exchanges started out as cordial, if cold, but gradually grew more confrontational.
The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad | Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe relationships between the characters have evolved almost organically, certainly gradually.
Mike Leigh Is the Master Filmmaker Who Hates Hollywood | Nico Hines | October 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter about the forty-fifth year it becomes gradually less; after seventy-five years it is about one-half the amount given.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe foster-father, who was an American resident in Hong-Kong, found his eyesight gradually failing him.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThe cultivation of tobacco gradually spread from one State to another.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.In like manner the mouth, from being a bare symbolic indication, gradually takes on form and likeness.
Children's Ways | James SullyI thought we were in for an encore performance, but gradually the uproar died away, and by midnight all was quiet.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian Hamilton
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