the Hill

noun

US, informal
used to refer to the U.S. Congress
a proposed new law that is being debated on the Hill

Examples of the Hill in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Issues in focus on the Hill and back home Thereafter, as the war in Vietnam wound down, McCloskey devoted himself to his environmental causes and working on legislation with like-minded members of both parties. Ron Elving, NPR, 18 May 2024 The TICKET Act was a key focus of GRAMMYs on the Hill two weeks ago, and the Recording Academy thanks our Congressional leaders for bringing the bill to a vote shortly after meeting with Academy members. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 16 May 2024 John’s got all the details about the executives the company tapped to be its official emissaries to the Hill — including an ex-PhRMA lobbyist. Rachel Cohrs Zhang Reprints, STAT, 16 May 2024 Barbecue and grilling enthusiasts from all over Michigan, including teams from metro Detroit, gathered Friday at Treetops Resort in Gaylord for the start of the two-day, sixth annual Grill on the Hill barbecue thrown-down. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2024 Many settled around the Hill Country cities of Fredricksburg and New Braunfels, near Austin, where some schools taught primarily in German. J. David Goodman Desiree Rios, New York Times, 4 May 2024 The administration has spent months sending top lieutenants to the Hill to champion its cause. Dell Cameron, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024 Trump’s real power on the Hill, with House Republicans, has always been destructive in nature. Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024 In a small but very memorable turn as the Hill’s onscreen podcast partner Mo, comedian Sam Jay snapped out some of the best lines in the picture. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024

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“The Hill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Hill. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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