1
: upward on a hill or incline
2
: against difficulties
seemed to be talking uphill—
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Willa CatherExamples of uphill in a Sentence
Adverb
It is easier to ride a bicycle downhill than uphill.
Noun
no matter where you go bicycle touring, the uphills always seem to outnumber the downhills
Adjective
It has been an uphill battle for her to get an education.
an uphill battle to eradicate poverty in an area of the state that has never known anything else
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Simon Mainwaring, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Schmitt had seen a mule deer buck from a distance earlier in the day, but he’d also been delayed on his way uphill.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 31 July 2025
Michael McShane, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
For once, her frantic behavior was not a problem—instead, her pulling made my uphills a little easier.
—Ula Chrobak, Outside, 9 Aug. 2025
Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
However, capturing the fluid motion of human actions remains an uphill task to conquer for engineers.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
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Adverb
Climate change is pushing growing regions uphill, consumers are asking harder questions about sustainability and waste, and packaging is now a persistent part of the design and consumption conversation.
—Simon Mainwaring, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Schmitt had seen a mule deer buck from a distance earlier in the day, but he’d also been delayed on his way uphill.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 31 July 2025
Noun
As a result, planners’ scales start tipped towards no, and educators have to push a stone uphill to change their minds.
—Michael McShane, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
For once, her frantic behavior was not a problem—instead, her pulling made my uphills a little easier.
—Ula Chrobak, Outside, 9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
As the inversion lifts in the afternoon, fire behavior will increase to the north and northeast, with group torching, spotting, and uphill runs in mixed conifer stands containing heavy dead and down material.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
However, capturing the fluid motion of human actions remains an uphill task to conquer for engineers.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Uphill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uphill. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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