Examples of steepen in a Sentence
The path steepened as we approached the summit.
A large glacier steepened the side of the mountain.
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The yield curve has steepened a little, too, which has meant longer term mortgage rates have moved up even if shorter-term borrowing rates have been more stable.
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Simon Moore, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Ashworth said his firm's anticipating a 10% universal tariff in Q2, steepening tariffs on China and sees rising risk of additional tariffs tagged to European Union imports.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
The price of eggs is steepening as bird flu spreads among poultry flocks in the United States.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
That job, however, just became that much harder and that much more daunting with a climb that has steepened.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Simon Moore, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Ashworth said his firm's anticipating a 10% universal tariff in Q2, steepening tariffs on China and sees rising risk of additional tariffs tagged to European Union imports.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
The price of eggs is steepening as bird flu spreads among poultry flocks in the United States.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
That job, however, just became that much harder and that much more daunting with a climb that has steepened.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Steepen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steepen. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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