Sentence examples for started gradually from inspiring English sources

Reform started gradually.

This year, the closings started gradually.

The decline of glassmaking in America started gradually in the 1990s and accelerated during the Great Recession.

The Chinese leadership started gradually to free up markets and create a socialist market economy with Chinese characteristics.

But the previous fall, what had started gradually as an intermittent ache in her right hamstring became nearly constant, and agonizing.

Sales of Android-powered phones started gradually, but then took off and now account for more than two thirds of smartphones sold worldwide.

"They'll start it out O.K., then they'll start gradually decreasing it," she said.

Then and only then should it start gradually raising interest rates.

It starts gradually, usually later in life, and it can be years before they realise they have it.

However, inflammatory joint disorders often start gradually and the clinical features can be non-specific.

The earthquake starts gradually at depth to the west and ruptures an asperity offshore of Miyagi.