Below you will find example sentences with "increasingly difficult". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Increasingly Difficult in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: increasingly
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 6
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 23.7 words

Words in this phrase

increasingly difficult

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • increasingly can mean: Increasing in amount or intensity. Frequent word
  • difficult can mean: Hard, not easy, requiring much effort. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 1 start, 13 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

common and increasingly difficult to discern 1× conditions become increasingly difficult 1× despite its increasingly difficult state 1× find it increasingly difficult to avoid 1× find it increasingly difficult to maintain 1× find it increasingly difficult to make 1× has become increasingly difficult to estimate 1× have become increasingly difficult 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

anna attempts to 1× as generative ai 1× as modern processes 1× as the waves 1× by the mid 1× classic mode can 1×

Common sentence endings:

become increasingly difficult 2× alone eat out 1× around their position 1× content ai generates 1× continues to grow 1× food related needs 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

become 7× find 3× use 3× making 3× large 2× air 2× modern 2× year 2× award 2× becoming 2× machines 2× boost 2×

Related phrases

become increasingly becoming increasingly becomes increasingly extremely difficult became increasingly increasingly important increasingly popular

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around increasingly:

become increasingly 16× becomes increasingly 8× became increasingly 7× increasingly important 7× increasingly popular 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

increasing moderate increasing demand increased percent income taxes income tax income fund

Just after it in the phrase index:

increasingly important increasingly popular incredible amount incredibly important incredibly popular indecent assault

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

increasingly important increasingly popular

Same ending:

extremely difficult

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "increasingly difficult" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 23.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as common and increasingly difficult to discern, conditions become increasingly difficult, become, find and use stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with become increasingly, becoming increasingly, becomes increasingly, become increasingly, becomes increasingly and became increasingly, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with increasingly difficult

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

As modern processes use increasingly large wafers, these conditions become increasingly difficult. (12 words)

Classic mode can be played with a friend, with each new stage getting increasingly difficult. (15 words)

Mining executives say it is increasingly difficult to boost new supply of copper with declining grades. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

As generative AI text and video become more common — and increasingly difficult to discern as the generated content appears more plausible — there’s also a concern that voters will become more skeptical about all content AI generates. (37 words)

The firm would like to send its machines to Ukraine but ever since demining equipment was reclassified as dual-use (for both military and civilian purposes) last autumn the hurdles have become increasingly difficult. (34 words)

I commend this year’s judges in their difficult role of choosing the award winners in a competition that is becoming increasingly difficult every year as Malta’s entrepreneurial spirit continues to grow. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

In the face of a large and increasingly powerful Chinese Air Force, Taiwan will find it increasingly difficult to maintain air superiority over the island.

As modern processes use increasingly large wafers, these conditions become increasingly difficult.

I commend this year’s judges in their difficult role of choosing the award winners in a competition that is becoming increasingly difficult every year as Malta’s entrepreneurial spirit continues to grow.

By the mid-1990s this argument was becoming increasingly difficult to justify, and modern compiler technology made developing programs on such machines not much more difficult than their simpler counterparts.

Anna attempts to juggle her sudden boost in popularity and nomination for an Academy Award with her increasingly difficult pregnancy.

As generative AI text and video become more common — and increasingly difficult to discern as the generated content appears more plausible — there’s also a concern that voters will become more skeptical about all content AI generates.

As the waves become progressively harder, players may find it increasingly difficult to avoid the massive hoards of enemies swarming around their position.

But one of the group’s directors, Alan Beswick, said it was increasingly difficult to keep on top of.

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Classic mode can be played with a friend, with each new stage getting increasingly difficult.

Community members have shared their concerns about how inflation, climate change, and other factors are making it increasingly difficult to meet their food-related needs.

In coastal B.C. it is increasingly difficult to buy earthquake insurance because ‘the big one’ is overdue.

Indeed, Laplante said building lots are increasingly difficult to come by, and when they do become available, they go fast, and for high prices.

Mining executives say it is increasingly difficult to boost new supply of copper with declining grades.

Recently, however, Bitcoin has been so weakly correlated with other markets that it has become increasingly difficult to estimate how the BTC price will react to macroeconomic developments.

Stadler added that it was "taking every possible measure to ensure optimal operation" of the existing fleet, despite its increasingly difficult state.

That makes it increasingly difficult for Russians to use workarounds, such as virtual private networks, to access banned sites, including media and social networks outside the country.

The firm would like to send its machines to Ukraine but ever since demining equipment was reclassified as dual-use (for both military and civilian purposes) last autumn the hurdles have become increasingly difficult.

These measures have created a more hostile environment for the Yakuza, making it increasingly difficult for them to operate in Hawaii.

The staggering cost of housing on the Westside compounds the issue, making securing sufficient beds for those in need increasingly difficult.

Throw in high inflation and soaring interest rates, and consumers will find it increasingly difficult to make ends meet, let alone eat out.

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