Example Sentences

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The result is an estimated price tag of $16 billion, paid in roughly $400 million increments every year, for 40 years, according to the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Hurley instructed his players to think of the game in four-minute increments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The one who tracked weeks in anxious increments.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Under normal circumstances, those records move in small increments, not gigantic leaps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Mike, he typed, Attached are the courses for Iris, in 1-day increments.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir