Sample Sentences for
inclined
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inclined as in:  I'm inclined to

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I'm inclined to believe him.
inclined = have a tendency; or an attitude or mood that favors something
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    I was inclined to laugh, but I overcame the urge.
    inclined = tending
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    The only effect it seemed to have was to make him even less inclined to share his plans.  (source)
    inclined = with a desire or tendency
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    To action little, less to words inclined.  (source)
    inclined = favored
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    ...and neither she nor anyone else felt inclined to talk about the wardrobe at all.  (source)
    inclined = in the mood
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    Decades ago our ancestors realized that it is not political ideology, religious belief, race, or nationalism that is to blame for a warring world. Rather, they determined that it was the fault of human personality—of humankind's inclination toward evil, in whatever form that is.  (source)
    inclination = tendency
    standard suffix: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.
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    But I simply fail to see the relevance of the subject to a person of my inclinations and ambitions.  (source)
    inclinations = tendencies (attitudes favoring)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-tions", converts a verb into a plural noun that denotes results of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in actions, illustrations, and observations.
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    Nay, it may even be, that though he failed to carry off the queen, yet the sight of his great valour and of the extremity of his passion might incline her heart to him.  (source)
    incline = favoring or making someone favor something
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    Besides, 'Her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.'†  (source)
    standard suffix: Today, the suffix "-th" is replaced by "-s", so that where they said "She inclineth" in older English, today we say "She inclines."
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    He always brings something with him; the first day it was a dried flower of some sort, blue it was, the second day a winter pear, the third an onion, you never know what he will bring, although he inclines to the fruits and vegetables;  (source)
    inclines = has a tendency to favor
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    Then thou beheld the sinners and the good men, and when thou sawest the sinners overcome, thou inclinest to that party for bobaunce and pride of the world, and all that must be left in that quest, for in this quest thou shalt have many fellows and thy betters.†  (source)
    standard suffix: Today, the suffix "-st" is dropped, so that where they said "Thou inclinest" in older English, today we say "You incline."
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    For once Kit was inclined to agree with her uncle.  (source)
    inclined = with a tendency
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    It is their duty to be infantile, even against their inclination.  (source)
    inclination = tendency (attitude favoring)
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    It was widely known that Alice's fantastic stories had served as its inspiration-fodder for poking fun at her, if ever there was-but so well had she adapted to the customs and beliefs of the time, so well had she adopted the inclinations of other girls her age, that she'd befriended those who used to tease her mercilessly.  (source)
    inclinations = tendencies
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incline as in:  on an incline or incline his head

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    The boat ramp has a steep incline.
    incline = slope
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    Riddle stopped suddenly, his head inclined in the direction of new noises.  (source)
    inclined = angled (or bent)
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    Marlee looked at me and inclined her head toward one of the couches, and we sat there together.  (source)
    inclined = angled
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    They walked to the end of the row, where the incline of the land formed a grassy swell.  (source)
    incline = slope
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    (inclining his head, and whispering seriously)  (source)
    inclining = bending (or tilting)
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    This model was also equipped with built-in lifts and an amorphous surface, so that it could simulate walking up inclines and staircases.  (source)
    inclines = slopes
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    Pegasus spread his wings and inclined his head.  (source)
    inclined = bent or angled
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    The Wart found that he could keep more or less level by altering the inclination of his arm fins and the ones on his stomach.  (source)
    inclination = angle
    standard suffix: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.
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    They seem, indeed, more inclinable to that opinion that places, if not the whole, yet the chief part, of a man's happiness in pleasure; and, what may seem more strange, they make use of arguments even from religion, notwithstanding its severity and roughness, for the support of that opinion so indulgent to pleasure; for they never dispute concerning happiness without fetching some arguments from the principles of religion as well as from natural reason, since without the former they reckon that all our inquiries after happiness must be but conjectural and defective.†  (source)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-able" means able to be. This is the same pattern you see in words like breakable, understandable, and comfortable.
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    Then, as the angle of incline lessened, as the mound—the hill—flattened, nearing the bottom, the sled's forward motion slowed.  (source)
    incline = slope
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    inclining her head as she spoke in the direction of the room where Fanny lay.  (source)
    inclining = angling (or bending or leaning)
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    The fact is so obvious that Simon merely inclines his head.  (source)
    inclines = bends (or angles) (like an affirmative nod)
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    A memory of the orderly Abnegation streets appears in my mind: a line of people on the right passing a line of people on the left, small smiles and inclined heads and silence.  (source)
    inclined = bowed or bent
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