How to Use uphill in a Sentence

uphill

1 of 3 adverb

• It is easier to ride a bicycle downhill than uphill.
• The slow start to the half meant Xavier was fighting uphill the rest of the way.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2022
• The Haydens lived in a pole home uphill from their store.
  — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2023
• Nearby, there’s a dip in the road, just uphill from one of the largest sinkholes.
  — Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2021
• Both times, the slow-starting Beavers were forced to play uphill from the outset.
  — oregonlive, 6 Nov. 2021
• To get to the 11th hole, Scheffler had to cross a path uphill from 10 that was lined off with thin green string.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2022
• And the price of all that power kept on going straight uphill.
  — Jeff Opperman, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2021
• Keep in Mind The wheels might spin when going uphill on damp grass.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2023
• Southern Utah scored the first 12 points of the game to force the Pilots to play uphill the entire game.
  — oregonlive, 26 Mar. 2022
• But as the planet heats, the old tide lines are climbing uphill.
  — Alex Lubben, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2022
• From here, the trail begins its long, steady climb uphill.
  — oregonlive, 17 Oct. 2021
• Four more miles uphill was the landmark, where hikers meet the open sky.
  — Lizzie Johnson and Lauren Tierney, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023
• Two minutes later the fire spread to the treetops, or crown, and made a run uphill to a ridge.
  — Eric MacK, Forbes, 29 June 2022
• Leave the beach and take the pathway uphill to reach the two attractions and a trail down to Hobbit Beach.
  — oregonlive, 5 June 2021
• And those vistas alone aren’t enough to lure the superyacht set all the long way uphill.
  — John O'Ceallaigh, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2022
• Palumbo dragged the gator uphill and put it in Pellikan’s work truck.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 10 May 2023
• Enjoy the scenic views from the walk uphill and visit the historic bridge and tower.
  — Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
• What to Consider The rope handle is best for pulling the sled uphill, not for steering the sled.
  — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023
• The ski area also runs a shuttle from the bottom of the trail back up to the tunnel for those who do not want to bike uphill.
  — Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2021
• The fire has been most active at night, burning uphill.
  — Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Sep. 2021
• And fire is always going to run uphill faster, wind or no wind.
  — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 12 May 2022
• Then the trail curves left and heads uphill gradually for an easy climb.
  — Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2022
• Practice tipping your feet in your boots uphill in a motion that drives the ski edges into the snow.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 22 Feb. 2022
• Here are the same steps redirected uphill taking so much more work—a test.
  — John Kinsella, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
• The fire was climbing uphill among chaparral, grass, and scrub.
  — Fox News, 23 June 2021
• 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
• The blaze was moving uphill, driven by winds of roughly 8 mph.
  — Gregory Yee, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2022
• Flames could be seen speeding uphill, and officials said the blaze had the potential to spread to 100 acres.
  — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2023
• There was another three-putt on the ninth hole, which was set up by a poor approach shot that left Woods’s ball 60 feet uphill from the hole.
  — New York Times, 9 Apr. 2022
• His operation, based out of a white house with a bright-blue roof, lies just uphill from the Chase cabin.
  — Miranda Weiss, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2021

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uphill

2 of 3 noun

• The four chords of the verse each push a boulder uphill.
  — Dan Weiss, Billboard, 21 June 2017
• The hike up the dune is a short uphill trek that includes a stretch on loose sand.
  — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2019
• The amendment faces an uphill climb to get on the ballot.
  — Laura Hancock, cleveland, 2 Mar. 2020
• The second half would prove an uphill climb for the Sounders, down by a man.
  — Geoff Baker, The Seattle Times, 25 June 2017
• Behind [the building] there's a path uphill to the wall.
  — Anna Hartley, chicagotribune.com, 16 Mar. 2018
• From the chapel, the visitor heads uphill to the castle and the State Apartments.
  — Nancy Nathan, chicagotribune.com, 16 Apr. 2018
• That’s a big if, given the uphill climb some of the proposals face.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2019
• Speaking of alpine lakes, heading uphill is a great way to beat the heat.
  — Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, 12 July 2018
• His uphill, right-to-left effort didn't have enough pace and finished just left of the hole.
  — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 14 June 2018
• Going heavy on the throttle or uphill will awake the engine, which drives the front wheels.
  — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 2 May 2018
• The course has uphill, downhill and sidehill lies, fast greens and sand traps on all but one hole.
  — Joyce Rudolph, latimes.com, 3 Apr. 2018
• Amateau said of his drive that landed right of the fairway and uphill.
  — Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 1 Oct. 2019
• How does the Archimedes screw manage to move water uphill?
  — Ben Finio, Scientific American, 11 July 2019
• The loser of this one falls 1.5 or two games behind the Saints and faces a real uphill climb in the second half.
  — Jim Derry, NOLA.com, 31 Oct. 2017
• And the Wolverines face an even steeper uphill climb in the second half because of it.
  — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2019
• Going uphill will take you to one of the old plantations, or roças.
  — Gabriele Steinhauser, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2018
• The first big views are revealed after less than a mile of uphill trudging.
  — Mare Czinar, azcentral, 31 Oct. 2019
• The second jump: Determined to stomp the jump and ski out of the landing, Daiek crossed back over the road and booted uphill for Round 2.
  — Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 8 Feb. 2020
• Both were strong performances for the out-and-back course with its long uphill stretches in the second half.
  — Bill Blewett, The Aegis, 20 July 2017
• The market is in the center of town, just a short march uphill from the Hastings-on-Hudson Metro North station.
  — Julie Besonen, New York Times, 7 June 2018
• Crowds thin in the Bronx, and back in Manhattan the legs grow heavy on the gradual uphill along Fifth Avenue.
  — New York Times, 5 Nov. 2021
• The round-trip hike is about two miles but make sure to pack plenty of water because the return back to the car is all uphill.
  — Mike Morris, latimes.com, 21 June 2019
• The climb is uphill, for both programs, after years of neglect.
  — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 5 June 2019
• Make sure to arrange for transport back to town from the end of the trail in Eagle River, though — the hike back to Girdwood is uphill.
  — Bailey Berg, Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2018
• After all, running uphill helps strengthen both the glutes and hips.
  — Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 1 Apr. 2018
• Airports across the country are facing a steep uphill climb.
  — Randy Tucker, Cincinnati.com, 20 May 2020
• By our next break, my legs were revolting against that slow, steady churn uphill.
  — Alaska Dispatch News, 3 Aug. 2017
• But heaven help the weak to open and close the dead-weight doors, particularly on a slight uphill.
  — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 Oct. 2017
• The first half-mile was a gradual uphill, a dose of false confidence.
  — James Lynch, Outside Online, 8 Mar. 2021
• Beat the Steelers or the chance of making the run to a championship faces a significant uphill climb.
  — Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com, 11 Jan. 2018

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uphill

3 of 3 adjective

• It has been an uphill battle for her to get an education.
• The 80-acre park has miles of hiking, much of which is uphill.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2023
• The bridge is on a city trail that runs parallel to the tracks on the uphill, landward side.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
• Downhill to one’s shrink, then an uphill struggle on the walk back: a very Eliot-like odyssey.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2022
• So this strikes me as something of an uphill battle for him.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2022
• In 2024, keeping control of the Senate will be an uphill climb for Democrats.
  — Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2023
• The Musketeers have an uphill battle next week with back-to-back road trips to UConn and Creighton.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 21 Jan. 2023
• Since then, it's all been uphill for the actor, who took home an Academy Award in 2016 for The Revenant.
  — Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2022
• Such was the uphill task Emma and Hayden faced when trying to get help for Sage.
  — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2024
• Ian Kennedy was once a top-tier closer but is 38 and has an uphill fight simply to make the roster.
  — Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2023
• This is a winnable race for Kalus, but her campaign knows it’s an uphill battle.
  — Dan McGowan, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022
• Just make sure to budget time to make the six-mile return journey — which is uphill.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2023
• Even then, leaving home to work was an uphill fight for many women.
  — Krutika Pathi, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2023
• So, the Xiaomi Smart Band 7 Pro has an uphill battle ahead of it.
  — Christian De Looper, BGR, 26 Oct. 2022
• The Lakers were spotting teams 74 points in the opening quarters over the course of the young season and the uphill climbs were getting too steep.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023
• But Democrats still face an uphill climb to get to the 218 seats needed for a majority.
  — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2022
• Monday there was an early 26-point deficit and futile uphill climb in a loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2023
• Paramount Global has had an uphill climb amid the rapid-fire changes in the pay TV eco-system during the past decade.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Dec. 2023
• Will Democrats be able to hold onto control against uphill odds?
  — Theara Coleman, The Week, 3 Oct. 2022
• Breaking that control would be an uphill climb for Democrats.
  — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
• Launched in 2020, Peacock has faced an uphill climb in gaining stature in the streaming universe.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Jan. 2024
• Having a nearly ex-spouse clean out your accounts makes the steeplechase longer and all uphill.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2022
• The Emmys always have an uphill battle: the least glamorous, the least surprising, and the least inviting of award shows.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2022
• Working toward your goals doesn't have to be an uphill battle right now.
  — Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022
• Get some help from your trusty trekking poles Science has shown that trekking poles are a useful tool when hiking uphill.
  — Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 24 Aug. 2023
• If the first half of the 2022 season hasn’t already been an uphill battle for the Cincinnati Bengals, the hill only gets steeper from here.
  — Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 13 Nov. 2022
• Not much to celebrate with the Wild suddenly facing an uphill climb to make the NHL playoffs.
  — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2024
• Some Democrats hope the chamber can pass a deal next week, but that would be a steep uphill climb as negotiators have yet to even agree on a framework.
  — Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023
• In fact, the Zags have a steep uphill climb due to the paucity of quality wins available on the upcoming schedule.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2024
• An uphill climb For decades, the women’s game succeeded almost in spite of itself.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024