Gradually has 4 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The balloon descended gradually as the air came out. | |
| 2. | The sky has gradually clouded over. | |
| 3. | Prices have been gradually rising in recent years. | |
| 4. | The music gradually died away. | |
| 5. | The bus picked up the speed gradually. | |
| 6. | However, as living standards gradually came to rise, more and more people began to have their own bathrooms at home. | |
| 7. | After that he began to enjoy life again and gradually recovered. | |
| 8. | The express train picked up speed gradually. | |
| 9. | This bad practice will gradually die out. | |
| 10. | Some species gradually develop elaborate repertoires of dozens or even hundreds of variants of a basic song. |