1
: upward on a hill or incline
2
: against difficulties
seemed to be talking uphill—
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Examples of uphill in a Sentence
Adverb
It is easier to ride a bicycle downhill than uphill.
Noun
no matter where you go bicycle touring, the uphills always seem to outnumber the downhills
Adjective
It has been an uphill battle for her to get an education.
an uphill battle to eradicate poverty in an area of the state that has never known anything else
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Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
That’s the point at which moving a few blocks uphill isn’t enough, and so many residents are leaving the area permanently.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
But their grueling three-hour journey of uphill bushwhacking in the rain ended in disappointment.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Nov. 2024
The Athletics' quest to attract free agents to Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, their home venue for the next three years, will be an uphill climb.
—Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
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Adverb
Should an ember land at the bottom, fire can can climb uphill on both sides.
—Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
That’s the point at which moving a few blocks uphill isn’t enough, and so many residents are leaving the area permanently.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
On the uphill, the 4-Quattro Pro also saw improvements over its predecessor, the 4-Quattro XT.
—Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
But their grueling three-hour journey of uphill bushwhacking in the rain ended in disappointment.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
Adjective
O’Neill’s experience on Capitol Hill, at the White House, and in the Education Department is most likely to benefit Robert Kennedy Jr., who faces an uphill climb to Senate confirmation as Trump’s nominee for secretary of health and human services.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Nov. 2024
The Athletics' quest to attract free agents to Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, their home venue for the next three years, will be an uphill climb.
—Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Uphill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uphill. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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