Examples of hillside in a Sentence
Streams of rainwater rushed down the hillside.
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There are plenty of other sites—waterfalls, glaciers, and semi-hidden hot springs—but another must-visit is Kerling, an 82-foot volcanic rock formation jutting out between a handful of hillsides.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026
At first Weinstein couldn’t process his alarm—her house sits on a hillside, well off the 100-year floodplain—or the sight of other neighbors in her yard in their soaking pajamas.
—Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
Researchers say the landslides happened as extremely heavy rainfall saturated the ground, causing parts of the hillside to suddenly break away.
—Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
Native plants and grasses were planted along the hillside, which separates neighbors’ back yards from the park, to prevent erosion by increasing water absorption along the slope, rather than runoff.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026
At first Weinstein couldn’t process his alarm—her house sits on a hillside, well off the 100-year floodplain—or the sight of other neighbors in her yard in their soaking pajamas.
—Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
Researchers say the landslides happened as extremely heavy rainfall saturated the ground, causing parts of the hillside to suddenly break away.
—Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
Native plants and grasses were planted along the hillside, which separates neighbors’ back yards from the park, to prevent erosion by increasing water absorption along the slope, rather than runoff.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
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“Hillside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hillside. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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hillside
noun
hill·side
ˈhil-ˌsīd 
: the side of a hill
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