uphill battle

noun

: a very difficult struggle

Starting her own business has proven to be an uphill battle.

Examples of uphill battle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While the UConn Huskies men’s and women’s basketball teams know the thrill of national championships, our football fans are more acquainted with the highs-and-lows of an upstart contender and an uphill battle. — U.s. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026

Matching the nine-win season of 2025 will be an uphill battle. — Bob Ferrante, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

But with multiple relievers on the precipice of returning from injury and space limited, Wiggins has an uphill battle to making the big-league roster this year. — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

But with limited opportunities for pickups, and a handful of their own seats to defend, Democrats' ability to take back control of the chamber has appeared to be an uphill battle. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for uphill battle

• striatal
• battel
• brattle
• cattle
• chattel
• prattle
• rattle
• tattle