Examples of hilltop in a Sentence
They built their house on a hilltop.
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Opt for a spacious getaway overlooking 100 acres of a Joshua tree forest or a hilltop villa with a heated pool.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
Today, tourists wander the still-empty streets of this quaint hilltop district, whose beautiful and historic buildings stand mostly uninhabited.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 25 Nov. 2025
Snowshoeing Wildwood’s rolling terrain of deep hardwood and pine forest is also ideal for snowshoeing; as is the seven snowy miles of trail through Tanton Preserve that lead to expansive views from the 1,300-foot hilltop—among the highest points in Lower Michigan.
—Outside, 17 Nov. 2025
A little over an hour’s drive northeast from Naples is Benevento, a sleepy hilltop town of 55,000 people famed for its ancient Roman theater and Aglianico red wine.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
Today, tourists wander the still-empty streets of this quaint hilltop district, whose beautiful and historic buildings stand mostly uninhabited.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 25 Nov. 2025
Snowshoeing Wildwood’s rolling terrain of deep hardwood and pine forest is also ideal for snowshoeing; as is the seven snowy miles of trail through Tanton Preserve that lead to expansive views from the 1,300-foot hilltop—among the highest points in Lower Michigan.
—Outside, 17 Nov. 2025
A little over an hour’s drive northeast from Naples is Benevento, a sleepy hilltop town of 55,000 people famed for its ancient Roman theater and Aglianico red wine.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
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“Hilltop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hilltop. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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hilltop
noun
hill·top
-ˌtäp 
: the highest part of a hill
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