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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M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Downhill bikes are not designed to be pedaled uphill at all.
—Seb Stott, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025
Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
In tight 180-degree uphill turns that require some advanced maneuvers - or a dismount - the Mustang’s motorcycle-type twist throttle and my off-road motorcycle riding instincts nicely meshed.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2025
Even if all of those things align, the upcoming stretch for USC is going to be an uphill climb.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Adverb
On my first day embedded with the firefighting company—day six of the fire—I’d joined a separate crew that drove north from camp, following a twisty highway uphill for an hour.
—M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Downhill bikes are not designed to be pedaled uphill at all.
—Seb Stott, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
Facing him must be like running a marathon uphill with a 50-pound backpack full of constantly shifting liquid with tape over your mouth and one nostril.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
In tight 180-degree uphill turns that require some advanced maneuvers - or a dismount - the Mustang’s motorcycle-type twist throttle and my off-road motorcycle riding instincts nicely meshed.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
With 33 games left, Colorado’s nowhere near mathematically eliminated from overtaking the Jets down the stretch, but Thursday’s OT defeat only adds to the uphill climb.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2025
Even if all of those things align, the upcoming stretch for USC is going to be an uphill climb.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Uphill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uphill. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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