Example Sentences

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Four years in a row his son had been inching closer and closer to Canton but in the selection process ahead of four Super Bowls, the fateful Hall of Fame knock never came.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2022

Starbucks was one of the first companies to prompt customers to order from their phones, back in 2015; its mobile order rate had been inching up just 1 percentage point each quarter.

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2021

Now, a decade later, we had been inching closer together again, but she said, "you unsubscribed from me first."

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2021

The Musketeers had been inching closer behind the strong interior play of Marshall, who netted 10 of 12 Xavier points during one second-half stretch.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2019

Boaz had been inching away, as if he intended to run, and Clara silently cursed him.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny