gradually

[ˈɡrædʒuəli]

Definition:
1. Slowly, over a long period of time.
2. In a gradual manner.

Use 'gradually' in a sentence:

• 1. Gradually the pain seeped away.
• 2. The seas store heat and release it gradually during cold periods.
• 3. We have been gradually bled for twelve years.
• 4. We are gradually changing over to a completely metric system.
• 5. Jill gradually became aware of an awful smell.
• 6. Water gradually escapes by seepage through the ground.
• 7. However, my enthusiasm waned. The time I spent at exercises gradually diminished.
• 8. The older strata gradually disintegrate.
• 9. The disease develops gradually and imperceptibly.
• 10. The campers' food supply gradually diminished as the days wore on.
• 11. She's gradually turning into a Stepford wife.
• 12. The book starts slowly, but it gradually draws you in.
• 13. They agreed to the changes on the understanding that they would be introduced gradually.
• 14. He gradually relaxed his grip on the arms of the chair.
• 15. I took an aspirin and the pain gradually subsided.
• 16. The bandage gradually unwound and fell off.
• 17. The weather gradually improved.
• 18. Gradually, my ankle got better.
• 19. Gradually, the children began to understand.
• 20. The weather is gradually getting warmer.
• 21. The speech sounds of all languages are gradually but constantly changing.
• 22. My mood gradually lightened.
• 23. Other actions we need to take may be more difficult, and we may have to build up to them gradually.
• 24. The tension and excitement built gradually all day.
• 25. We can build up the speed gradually and safely.
• 26. Their support gradually slipped away.
• 27. She gradually fought her way to the top of the company.
• 28. The water deepened gradually.
• 29. Gradually raise your body into an upright position.
• 30. She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.
• 31. Electricity lines to 30,000 homes were gradually being restored yesterday.
• 32. The cliff is gradually crumbling away.
• 33. Gradually factory workers have been displaced by machines.
• 34. They are gradually tapering off production of the older models.
• 35. His pace has gradually slacked.
• 36. Her hair gradually coarsened as she grew older.
• 37. The company has gradually absorbed its smaller rivals.
• 38. Gradually we learned to cope.
• 39. The flood waters gradually subsided.
• 40. The weather gradually improved.
• 41. Gradually my depression started to lift.
• 42. Cars gradually took over from horses.
• 43. The drugs work well at first but gradually lose their effectiveness.
• 44. Gradually decrease the amount of vitamin C you are taking.
• 45. Magnus's army was gradually pushed back into a defensive circle.
• 46. I gradually got rather disillusioned with the whole setup of the university.
• 47. The diamond towns are gradually being reclaimed by the desert.
• 48. Sound him out gradually. Make sure it is what he really wants.
• 49. These changes were gradually assimilated into everyday life.
• 50. Heat gradually destroys vitamin C.
• 51. Gradually he became silent.
• 52. The sick person gradually falls into a torpor.
• 53. It is always prudent to start any exercise programme gradually at first.
• 54. The conversation gradually petered out.
• 55. The sea gradually calmed down as we steamed out.
• 56. Her long illness gradually sapped her strength.
• 57. The colors graded gradually from orange to yellow.
• 58. Her outlook gradually widens.
• 59. I gradually awakened to the realization that our marriage was over.
• 60. His coarse habits have gradually fined away.
• 61. I came gradually to move away from the position that I had always held, and to see the value of opposing opinions.
• 62. The chatter of voices gradually quietened.
• 63. It was gradually borne in on us that defeat was inevitable.
• 64. We watched their ship moving gradually farther away.
• 65. The queue gradually shuffled forward.