Then he gradually brought the ship up to four hundred feet.

"We can secure a floor and gradually bring him into contact with the outside world."

European influence gradually brought an end to this regional power.

He looked through me for a moment or so and then gradually brought me into close focus.

The leaders of the city began a territorial acquisition, in which they gradually brought more nearby land under their control.

Bring to the boil gradually, stirring in the chicken stock.

After 1852, payment by salary was gradually brought in instead of fees.

The very effort which I made to ascertain the reality gradually brought perception back to its natural state.

She gradually brought herself back from wherever she'd been.

More than the acquaintances thus made, is the sense of at-homeness among books which they gradually bring about.