How to Use hill in a Sentence

hill

1 of 2 noun

• The house was built at the very top of the hill.
• She watched the sun set behind the hills.
• The plows came and cleared the streets, forming a hill of snow on the street corner.
• Our driveway is a long, steep hill.
• He came barreling down the hill at 65 miles per hour.
• But at the crest of the hill, there was a stunning sight.
  — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
• In the garden of John and Ann Morris, the hills have eyes.
  — Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
• Inside her hut atop the hill, the girl called to the child’s father.
  — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
• Police drove across the dirt while a garbage truck parked at the top of a hill.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
• They were finished and were walking up the hill to the car.
  — Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online, 9 May 2023
• Sebastián came puffing down the hill in a cloud of dust.
  — Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024
• The 24-mile route goes through the rolling hills of Cherokee Park with a loop around the green space of Seneca Park and back.
  — The Courier-Journal, 1 June 2023
• After practice, players made their way to the back of the field for hill sprints.
  — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2023
• Trails lead to the top of the hill, also known as Lookout Mountain.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2023
• The Hill Sprint Series There’s running — and then there are hill sprints.
  — Mitch Calvert, Men's Health, 16 May 2023
• Soon, a car would approach the house on the hill, the one everyone in town knew, just past the steel mill.
  — Demetrius Freeman, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
• Keep an eye out for the rare monkeys that live in the surrounding hills.
  — Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
• Callers reported the 53-foot-long big rig went off the right side of the freeway and down the hill.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
• Walk up the hill and past two gates to reach the start of the trail, where there is an immediate fork.
  — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2023
• Purcell asked parishioners to climb the hill and pray that money would be raised to build the church.
  — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2024
• The cul-de-sac ends at the top of a hill with a sweeping view of the San Fernando Valley.
  — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
• The building sits atop the highest hill on the centuries-old campus.
  — Douglas Belkin, wsj.com, 12 May 2023
• On this trip, my friend picked us up—me and the baby—from our retro motor lodge on a hill.
  — Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
• Hsi Lai Temple is a monastery in the hills of Hacienda Heights.
  — Ada Tseng, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
• On hills and in valleys, cold air drainage can have big effects in a small area.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Sep. 2023
• To our amazement, the Yukon could be hustled through the hills like a big Mercedes or a Bimmer.
  — Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 20 July 2023
• The city is poised to crack down again on home building in the hills, this time in the name of preserving wildlife habitats.
  — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
• Wade stood outside in the hall, and spoke to another man who had searched the hills on August 4th.
  — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2023
• Along the hills around the lake, the sky turned the orange-yellow of sunset in every direction at the same time.
  — USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
• Dickie has a glorious and airy villa in the hills — lots of steps — overlooking the sea.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024

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hill

2 of 2 verb

• Hopefully they are hilled or mulched to cover most of your plants.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2019
• Make sure to continue to hill will soil or leaves so only 3 to 4 inches of plant are be exposed.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2019
• Learn about planting times, using fertilizer and lime, and when to prune, pinch, hill up or tie up plants.
  — oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2020
• The documentary opens and closes with all five of them hiking the same Lee County hills Richardson and his brothers did in their younger years.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 11 Sep. 2019
• This Cottage-style home nestled in the North Berkeley hills offers a tranquil, wooded setting.
  — Bang Staff and Correspondents, The Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2019
• Commercial growers boost yields by watering regularly and hilling the rhizomes once a month.
  — Sharon Tregaskis, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2018
• While other fashion brands may play up their connections to hill-tribe artisans, Thảo’s is a genuine cooperative.
  — Peter Jon Lindberg, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2018
• Hopefully they are hilled or mulched to cover most of your plants.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2019
• Make sure to continue to hill will soil or leaves so only 3 to 4 inches of plant are be exposed.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2019
• Learn about planting times, using fertilizer and lime, and when to prune, pinch, hill up or tie up plants.
  — oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2020
• The documentary opens and closes with all five of them hiking the same Lee County hills Richardson and his brothers did in their younger years.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 11 Sep. 2019
• This Cottage-style home nestled in the North Berkeley hills offers a tranquil, wooded setting.
  — Bang Staff and Correspondents, The Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2019
• Commercial growers boost yields by watering regularly and hilling the rhizomes once a month.
  — Sharon Tregaskis, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2018
• While other fashion brands may play up their connections to hill-tribe artisans, Thảo’s is a genuine cooperative.
  — Peter Jon Lindberg, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2018

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024