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.