Sentence examples for slide gradually from inspiring English sources

The idea is to keep their attention with high energy, then to slide gradually toward contemplation.

As Prince Charles, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward marry, Master Phillips will almost inevitably slide gradually down the line of succession.

And so we get more inequality — the middle and the bottom of the work force slide gradually backwards, and the very top separates and rises quickly.

There's a matte rubber ring on top, too, which is great for the iPhone X and 8, which can slide gradually off even other non-stick surfaces, even if they're seemingly lying perfectly flat.

A white flower fastened behind her ear slid gradually down her cheek during the course of the afternoon until it was bobbing against her chin.

Al though rates slid gradually aft er that highly publicized con ference, they began an ascent a little later that was to carry them to the highest levels of the century.

Jessica Hecht, an idiosyncratic actress with the distracted manner of a latter-day Sandy Dennis, gamely tries to make some sense of the central role of Amy Hammer, a well-to-do housewife sliding gradually from dissatisfaction to despair.

"I have the first 10 weeks in hand -that's a third of the season," he said, "and based on what I see there's no way we're going to fall below 93percentt". Average percentages for sales at the house have slid gradually from the upper 90's to the mid 80's over the past decade, so if the 93percentt prediction is borne out, it will represent a dramatic box-office improvement.

The West Indies team, made up of players from disparate islands, were near-invincible in the late '70s and throughout the '80s, but slid gradually before hitting rock bottom in the middle of this decade.

By himself, when it was just he and the baby, the apartment came apart, sliding gradually into disorder and chaos.

As you proceed, you'll notice that the beer bottle is sliding gradually off the other end of the dollar bill.