How to Use increasingly in a Sentence
increasingly
adverb- People are becoming increasingly aware of this problem.
- The situation grew increasingly hopeless.
- Increasingly, scientists are questioning the data.
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The old guy, the one whose beard is increasingly gray, still has it.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
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The world is an increasingly scary place.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
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Our goal is to make that moment increasingly rare.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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But dachshunds are increasingly hot dogs.
—Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
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All of this is to say, the cost of owning a pet is increasingly not a fluffy topic.
—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 13 Apr. 2022
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His increasingly nasty scenes with Cash have a kind of sick chemistry to them.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
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But investors are increasingly nervous about how much longer the good times can last.
—Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 5 July 2026
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Buying a home has become increasingly pricey in the past few years.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
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The state’s gun laws have grown increasingly restrictive over the past few years.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 22 June 2025
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But increasingly, these woo-woo offerings are for the wee ones, too.
—Leila Najafi, Robb Report, 9 May 2023
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And increasingly, the viral moments are part of the show.
—Ryan Brennan april 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
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As the stock trends higher and builds a base, the risk/reward is increasingly skewed to the upside.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
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Second, the concept of close air support is increasingly at risk as well.
—James Stavridis, Time, 11 Apr. 2022
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The court heard that John had been increasingly distressed in the days leading up to the killings.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Support from her own party was increasingly in doubt.
—Kevin Freking, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
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Truss increasingly had little of either, and quit just a day later.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2022
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There was no fever or congestion, just an increasingly stubborn cough that wouldn’t go away.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
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The four will try to survive an increasingly complex range of challenges.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 Feb. 2024
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One of the big issues is that people are increasingly spending more of their income on their rent.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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They are said to be pushed into increasingly smaller areas in the west of the enclave.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Still, the tech is increasingly being adopted, even in the writing process.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2024
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But with a pivotal election at stake, crime rates are increasingly in the eye of the beholder.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
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So Etess increasingly took on more roles at the resort.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
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Ready for a bunch of increasingly depressing links to support this?
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
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That story is increasingly the norm.
—Chris Mahoney, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
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David wrote back to say these missives had become a rare bright spot in each increasingly difficult day.
—New York Times, 23 Feb. 2023
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May, an avid poet and gamer, had been struggling and increasingly withdrawn.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 18 July 2026
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