Get to know Incline better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like slope or lean.
Incline meaning
- To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.
- To slope.
- To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.
Synonyms of Incline
Using Incline
- The main meaning on this page is: To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical. | To slope. | To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.
- Useful related words include: slope, lean, take heed, hear.
- In the example corpus, incline often appears in combinations such as: the incline, an incline, steep incline.
Context around Incline
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 14 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Incline
- In this selection, "incline" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, slight, cognitive, degree, start, holds and mood stand out and add context to how "incline" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 30 degree incline the sound and a head incline range of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "incline" sits close to words such as abelian, acer and ademola, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with incline
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
At a 30-degree incline, the sound is aimed directly at listeners. (12 words)
We had an outside basketball court down an incline and bordering Virginia Road. (13 words)
Enhance your look with a slight incline and a bow in the back. (13 words)
Maybe I can have a 5G-enabled car whose accelerometer’s data feed is streamed to a container that runs on a mast which engages the brakes when the car is not in motion and the plane incline is greater than two degrees. (43 words)
In his The Man Died, the memoirist relates his effort to forestall the civil war by daring across the Biafran border, and wrote about the value of a third force to salvage a drift down an incline of blood and death. (41 words)
All the signs point to MN continuing their dominance, but the hype and the steep incline the purple seem to be on right now moves me to believe that we are in for a dog fight this Sunday. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
The five-speed manual transmission is equipped with Incline Start Assist which, on an incline, holds the brake for a second after releasing it to allow for time to depress the accelerator.
Almost immediately, half of the pack broke and began skidding and tumbling down the steepest part of the incline at the top, while a few skipped and rolled much further down the hill.
And now, prolonged sitting on a daily basis has also been shown to led to cognitive incline, mood disorders, insomnia and increased stress - as well as a number of other health complications.
At a 30-degree incline, the sound is aimed directly at listeners.
In his The Man Died, the memoirist relates his effort to forestall the civil war by daring across the Biafran border, and wrote about the value of a third force to salvage a drift down an incline of blood and death.
It can incline up to 15% and go up to 12 miles per hour; offers 36 preset interval programs and lets you create and save up to three of your own.
It is an eye-watering absentee list that increases the incline on an uphill battle against Liverpool, who have won four of the past five league meetings against United – scoring at least four goals in those wins.
Maybe I can have a 5G-enabled car whose accelerometer’s data feed is streamed to a container that runs on a mast which engages the brakes when the car is not in motion and the plane incline is greater than two degrees.
Most bikes also let you adjust the tightness of the foot strap, and some also let you change the incline of seat.
Muscle Engagement: Incline walking engages your leg muscles, particularly your quadriceps, hamstrings, and calves, to a greater extent than walking on a flat surface.
There’s also ActivePulse technology which uses your pulse to adjust the treadmill’s speed and incline so you’re always kept in the target health rate monitor.
The S1 can be used directly on existing bed frame slats with zero clearance and has a head incline range of 3 to 60 degrees for customized comfort.
The zoo is built on a slight incline too, so may not be completely accessible for wheelchair users without assistance.
We had an outside basketball court down an incline and bordering Virginia Road.
Whichever you choose to do, you are going to be in for a cardio workout as the incline is no joke.
All the signs point to MN continuing their dominance, but the hype and the steep incline the purple seem to be on right now moves me to believe that we are in for a dog fight this Sunday.
As the world moves toward e-commerce and more complex supply chain networks, incline conveyors help make operations more flexible by making sure that things are moved quickly and efficiently.
Enhance your look with a slight incline and a bow in the back.
From there, you will need to walk up to the castle, and during this brief incline you’ll get to enjoy what tour guide Ian Low describes as one of the best views of the castle.
It has a 5-degree fixed incline to offer you more of a challenge.
Common combinations with incline
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the incline 16×
- an incline 10×
- steep incline 10×
- incline in 6×
- incline of 5×
- slight incline 5×
- incline and 5×
- incline is 3×
- and incline 3×
- incline from 3×