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Example sentences for: steeply

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The road rises and falls, twists and turns as it crosses ridge after jungle ridge, sloping steeply westward like the backs of great green animals leaning down to drink from the sea.
The highest range on Crete, with several of its peaks breaking 2,000 m (5600 ft), there are no villages in its shadow because the mountains rise steeply with no perceptible foothills.
A tomb with a steeply inclined entrance, that of Princess Yong Tai, has a mural which is full of intriguing details depicting the court maidens attending the princess (who was to die at the age of 17).
The view of the town from the harbor is outstanding: Squat white houses with red terracotta roofs climb steeply through tropical greenery all around the spacious bay.
The mountain setting is spectacular and the wall rises and falls steeply as it winds up and down the ridges.