How to Use downhill in a Sentence

downhill

1 of 3 adverb

• The service has gone downhill under the new owner.
• It is easier to ride a bike downhill than uphill.
• After his divorce, he went downhill fast.
• Her career is heading downhill.
• But since the start of the year, things have gone downhill, fast.
  — WIRED, 4 Aug. 2023
• The paved path to the Tuolumne Grove is a mile downhill and is closed to cars.
  — Chris Van Leuven, Outside Online, 19 Oct. 2022
• The bears can climb trees, swim, and run up and downhill up to 40 mph.
  — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
• But the team went downhill after Brady left in March 2020.
  — Harold Maass, The Week Us, theweek, 12 Jan. 2024
• Made some shots, got downhill, went to the free-throw line and wasn’t able to make shots in the other hand.
  — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2022
• Head downhill at any speed and the wind whips into your eyes.
  — Douglas Schnitzspahn, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2023
• Green is one of the game's great athletes with elite speed rolling downhill.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 4 Nov. 2022
• For one thing, the 626's road manners have gone sharply downhill.
  — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 11 May 2023
• Jerome Hunter hit a mid-range fadeaway and Adam Kunkel got downhill on a drive for a lay-in.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 11 Mar. 2023
• The resort this year has added a new downhill run, its 59th, Ridge Glades, which travels through the trees.
  — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 1 Dec. 2022
• The path sloped gently downhill through fields with olive groves, cows grazing, and flocks of sheep and goats.
  — Nick Romeo, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2023
• Ivey got downhill with ease throughout the night, and did most of his damage in the third quarter.
  — Detroit Free Press, 20 Oct. 2022
• The flow of water from the snowmelt can ultimately cause the slab to slide downhill.
  — Abhinanda Bhattacharyya, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
• The complex sits downhill from the main part of town along a hogback ridge and has its own parking lot.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
• Starting at a height around four feet, the track runs downhill and transitions to a flat run-out on the floor.
  — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 12 Jan. 2023
• Arkansas has an array of lengthy wings, and the Hogs love to play downhill.
  — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2023
• But boys and middle school drama get in the way, obvi, and things go downhill.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
• As the highway twists downhill near Cass, keep an eye out for Arkansas 215 and turn left.
  — Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2022
• From there, things went downhill as his parents and their circle laughed.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 28 Nov. 2023
• At almost nine years old, Rocky was going downhill fast in the shelter.
  — Lindsey Reynolds, Treehugger, 1 Feb. 2023
• All five skiers were caught by the avalanche, but three were able to stop themselves from being swept further downhill.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2024
• His device allowed a person to sit astride the board and plant their feet on the ground to run uphill or lift their feet to coast downhill.
  — Ted Ladd, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
• If there's more rain than the ground or sewage can absorb, that extra water flows downhill — a flash flood.
  — Cara Korte, CBS News, 11 July 2023
• Toni Sailer wins the men’s downhill to become first Olympic skier to sweep three Alpine events.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2023
• Everything went downhill from there, due in large part to wretched Heat three-point shooting and sizzling Pelicans three-point shooting.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024
• A lot of Brexit supporters were older and economically secure but had a keen sense of the country going downhill.
  — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024

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downhill

2 of 3 noun

• This is one of the few races that use the full downhill course.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2021
• The loop ends with a fun downhill coast over some switchbacks back to the start of the loop.
  — Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 21 Dec. 2021
• This will be a beast — close to a 300-yard downhill par three.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2023
• Mikaela Shiffrin is racing the Olympic downhill for the first time.
  — Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2022
• There are still three races left: the super-G, the Alpine combined and the downhill.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2022
• You will be spit out of the park (on a downhill) to run along Central Park South.
  — Talya Minsberg, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• But the thrill of the downhill is difficult to replace.
  — Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2022
• Just let your legs go on this downhill, don’t force it.
  — Scott Fauble, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2019
• Shiffrin will race the combined, which is one run of downhill and one run of slalom.
  — Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2022
• The campsite, a five-minute downhill walk from the main grounds, is steps from the San Miguel River.
  — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2021
• The backs are really tough and (run) downhill, and tough to bring down.
  — oregonlive, 27 Oct. 2019
• Once the field turned northwest onto the steep downhill of Zoo Drive.
  — Frankie Frisco, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2021
• The world’s top female skier didn’t win the downhill or even come close.
  — Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2022
• Watch James roll downhill, stop on a dime and pinpoint the open shooter.
  — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, 3 Sep. 2019
• If the Irish come out with a purpose and play downhill, the Over hits easily.
  — Joe Williams, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 29 Nov. 2019
• The stabbing, jutting rocks that formed the trail were slower and harder on the downhill.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2021
• The colder months are also the perfect time to head to the mountains for a bit of downhill skiing.
  — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2023
• Alpine skiing—in the form of a combo of downhill and slalom—got its start at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games in Germany.
  — Johanna Gretschel, SELF, 4 Feb. 2022
• Mikaela Shiffrin, who hadn’t raced the downhill in two years, had a rough reentry, finishing 26th and 38th.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Dec. 2021
• The pools are accessed by a short downhill trail, with day-pass parking available.
  — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
• Take the Elk Camp Chairlift to the top and then tear down 25 miles of downhill trails surrounded by Aspen tree groves.
  — Brittany Anas, Forbes, 28 May 2021
• The men's downhill was postponed on Sunday because of high winds.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2022
• Still, a start in the downhill, her weakest event, seemed unlikely.
  — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2022
• But even the hardest hits don’t compare with the crashes that occur in ice cross downhill.
  — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2020
• In downhill, Bryce Bennett is aiming for the podium after a run of top-5 places.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2019
• The 26-year-old Mäder crashed on a fast downhill road approaching the end of the mountainous fifth stage into La Punt.
  — Graham Dunbar, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2023
• Cross your fingers for a tailwind, or only plan to tow on downhill grades.
  — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 2 Feb. 2022
• The combined includes one run of slalom and one run of downhill, with the winner finishing in the fastest total time.
  — Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2022
• Lessons are useful for learning things like how to dismount a ski lift properly, how and where to stop, and who has the right-of-way on the downhill (anyone in front of you).
  — Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 27 Dec. 2023
• The most successful skier of all time suffered a knee injury after crashing out of a World Cup downhill event in Italy and is now undergoing rehab.
  — Ben Church, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024

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downhill

3 of 3 adjective

• The second half of the hike is mostly downhill.
• The first part of the movie was pretty good, but after that it was all downhill.
• The worst part is over. It's all downhill from here.
• His career has been all downhill in recent years.
• The finish line of the Olympic men’s downhill race in 1976.
  — Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2022
• The Reds are looking to Naquin to help stop the downhill stretch.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 23 Apr. 2022
• But don’t be fooled: the downhill slope is not a joyride.
  — New York Times, 18 Apr. 2022
• For thrill-seekers who feel the need for speed, there’s the downhill trail at the Gurten.
  — Forrest Brown, CNN, 20 Feb. 2023
• Under Utah law, the downhill skier has the right of way.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 31 Mar. 2023
• Antlers Ridge is close to cross-country trails and a short drive from the downhill slopes.
  — The Week Staff, The Week, 20 Feb. 2022
• Diego Schillaci of Paul Smith’s College tucks for a downhill portion of the course.
  — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Dec. 2022
• En route to a brewery, the limo’s brakes failed on a downhill stretch of road in Schoharie, west of Albany.
  — Michael Hill, ajc, 31 Aug. 2022
• Shiffrin skied a fifth-place performance in the downhill course of the Alpine combined.
  — NBC News, 17 Feb. 2022
• Shiffrin came in ninth place in the Super G race and 18th in Tuesday’s downhill event.
  — Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022
• In the downhill and super-G, athletes get just one run to record a time.
  — Johanna Gretschel, SELF, 4 Feb. 2022
• D’Amato slipped ahead of Lokedi after a downhill stretch on the third mile.
  — Jayna Bardahl, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2022
• There will be occasion for the downhill killer to re-emerge.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Oct. 2021
• In other words, the downhill skier — the person who is further down the slope — has the right of way.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2023
• Land too far above the hole and a treacherous downhill putt awaits.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023
• Right now, Washington is ready to set the tone as a downhill blocker in the run game.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 28 Apr. 2023
• But Conway got back and had a big kick as the final route had more downhill grade.
  — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2022
• Because the water comes from the mountains, the aqueduct is built on a downhill slope.
  — Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2021
• And then there’s Kitzbühel, home to the snaking, icy Hahnenkamm, the most notorious downhill race in the skidom.
  — Outside Online, 23 Mar. 2022
• Kicked away at a cinder block from his downhill stance.
  — Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2022
• There were some breezy downhill sections that were quite fun as well.
  — John Pana, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2023
• His one-cut, downhill style was perfect for the Ravens’ offense.
  — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 22 Sep. 2022
• Some observers have compared portions of the downhill course named the Rock to a wind tunnel.
  — Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2022
• Backcourt mates Jenkins and Bryan are tough downhill drivers and thrive in the open court.
  — Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023
• Batson, a Rice signee, finished with 16 points, including a 3 and a downhill dunk splitting the defense through the middle of the lane in the final quarter to keep the Wolves at bay.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2024
• Top speed on flat ground is 20 kilometers per hour, a number that seems to beg for pushing the envelope via a downhill slope.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 16 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024