Examples of gradation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To my eyes, most of the acrobats’ repetitions of the same swings and flips looked identical, but Raman could see every gradation of weight, force, and grip. — Meg Bernhard, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2022 Creative energy whirls, as contemporary artist RISK and musician Dave Navarro collaborate in a semi-outdoor studio space, working quickly yet painstakingly to place stencils, layer motifs, and build gradation with an array of spray paints. — Natasha Gural, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021 False Positive has a lot going for it: Glaser, who brought such marvelous deadpan charm to Broad City, makes a hugely sympathetic mom-to-be, shifting through every believable gradation of joy and outright terror at the thought of what awaits her. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 25 June 2021 For monolids like mine, Maki suggests trying a simple single-tone gradation, layering a darker shadow along the lash line and fading it upward. — Monica Kim, Vogue, 28 May 2021 The red petals have lushness and gradation of red color that is contrasted with yellow pistils completed with a detailed lacquer technique. — Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 19 May 2021 There are hair accessories—a rare design for Harry Winston—as well as rings, and a pair of combination chandelier/ear climber earrings with gems set in a gradation of colors. — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 17 May 2021 This gradation fed into the basic concept of the whole site as a landscape that is formal, then informal and finally pastoral. — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2021 No gradation exists between the two: You are born either a knowledge-acquiring intellectual or a sensation-seeking normal. — Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2021 See More

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