That it would gradually cover the earth, the trees, me.

She did not grow fat, but her bones were gradually covered with a little flesh.

In its early years it was mainly concerned with horses, but the range of animals covered gradually increased.

The whole of the tiled floor is being gradually covered with toys in motion.

Many other works are gradually covered over with more recent work by other graffiti artists after a period of weeks or months.

Due to population growth, the springs of sulphur were gradually covered and none remain active today.

During the dance, a black veil fell over the male dancer, gradually covering him as he gently came to rest.

The indexing changes gradually with time as the natural language of the documents covered by the index evolves.

Sarkozy declared his intent of building 70,000 new homes a year in the region, to gradually cover a total requirement of 1.5 million by 2030.

Water-snails feed on the green growth (algae) that gradually covers the inside of the aquarium and the stones at the bottom.