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
Recent Examples on the WebJohn Wenzel, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
Several campus public safety officers stood uphill and watched.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2024
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Adverb
Musicians and their roadies load in via the ramps uphill from the Trading Post — the same hill that spectators from the lower South lots pass by on their way to the venue.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
Several campus public safety officers stood uphill and watched.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2024
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“Uphill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uphill. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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