How to Use gradient in a Sentence

gradient

noun
  • The wood was hand burnt for the sets and the burn is gradient from back to front.
    Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2018
  • The bottoms of both cleats are a gradient from gold to white.
    Jack McKessy, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Plus, the gray gradient lens is a stylish update to flat black.
    Jaylyn Pruitt, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The view is gorgeous with the sky a gradient pink and orange.
    R29 Team, refinery29.com, 12 July 2024
  • The stones are cut in precise gradient sizes to fit the pattern of the swirl.
    Carol Besler, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The sky was a smooth gradient against the slurred surface of the water.
    Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Paint your walls with a gorgeous gradient technique in just a few steps.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Having her hair pulled back from her face showed off the silver gradient.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
  • While the bodice is plain black, the skirt is a gradient of rainbow colors.
    Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 18 Sep. 2017
  • The gradient between those with feet of snow and those with just inches will be very tight.
    Adrienne Vogt, CNN, 18 Nov. 2022
  • These sculptural nails play with a soft, gradient yellow to nude base.
    Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
  • This had led some to predict that a gradient design will also be used on the shirt.
    SI.com, 9 Apr. 2018
  • And this lack of care can extend further up the income gradient as well.
    Alissa Quart, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Rather than focus on the mountain, get a feel for the gradient of travel.
    Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Now, the agency emphasizes that there is a gradient of risk based on age.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 25 June 2020
  • That sets up a pressure gradient that pushes air toward the west coast.
    Wired, 29 Oct. 2019
  • On the cover, Cher's name is featured in a gradient of blue to pink.
    Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 24 July 2024
  • Trash does not come in one quality gradient.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The shade is also present on the watch’s seconds hand, which features a black to red gradient.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2022
  • This high-to-low gradient drew the Pac-Man-like cells forward.
    Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 28 Aug. 2020
  • More than 70 paint colors were used on the livery’s gradient and lines.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • This hair has to do with the rate of change, or the gradient, of space-time’s curvature at the horizon.
    Gaurav Khanna, The Conversation, 15 May 2024
  • This hair has to do with the rate of change, or the gradient, of space-time’s curvature at the horizon.
    Gaurav Khanna, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
  • Running on a treadmill set to a gradient of the hills on your race course is one solution.
    Jen Murphy, WSJ, 7 July 2018
  • This blueprint contained the gradient of turquoise color to be used.
    Chris Livesay, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • To make the color work on fairer complexions, go with a lighter gradient of the shade.
    Elle Turner, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Both riders are now battling the steep gradient and neither knows if the other will crack.
    Nathaniel Parish Flannery, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
  • The gradient begins with a nude base that transitions to toasty tan and ends with a deeper brown shade.
    Tasha Nicole Smith, ELLE, 26 July 2023
  • As for the band, it’s set with dozens of accent diamonds in a color gradient from pink to white.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 June 2026
  • As the gradient between that storm and higher pressure has grown, winds have increased across the area.
    Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Mar. 2023

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