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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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 Sep. 2024
To someone treating nonrenewable resource economics as having the scientific validity of physics, this would as if water flowed uphill.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 18 Oct. 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
Nate Jones, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2024
The recovery will take months; at 40 years old, the uphill climb will be significant for dos Anjos.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Adverb
Granted, air resistance is a negligible factor when cycling uphill, which is why experienced bicyclists will try to double their power output/speed during climbs.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 Sep. 2024
To someone treating nonrenewable resource economics as having the scientific validity of physics, this would as if water flowed uphill.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 18 Oct. 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
Moore still faces an uphill climb to get nominated for this extremely un-Oscar-y film, but Mubi has succeeded at making The Substance into a cultural event — a necessary task if this train is to go all the way.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2024
The recovery will take months; at 40 years old, the uphill climb will be significant for dos Anjos.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Uphill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uphill. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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