Examples of hillside in a Sentence
Streams of rainwater rushed down the hillside.
Recent Examples on the Web
Today, a good deal of the world’s travertine—including the floor tile with the jawbone, according to the dentist—is quarried in Turkey, from a region where the stone famously forms natural thermal pools that cascade like jewels down the hillside.
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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2024
On the hillside, too, there were screams and shouts from residents overlooking the beach watching the display from their decks.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 21 Apr. 2024
The hillside is at major risk of wildfire — in the event of an evacuation, the road could be too small to handle the traffic.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2024
Pathways wind among the weathered buildings and mechanical treasures spread over the terraced hillside.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2024
The unstable hillside poses a challenge as well as a safety risk for crews who must bring material from the top of the hillside to the ground.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
The fire in the afternoon quickly began spreading and soon jumped down the hillside into more residential areas.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
The wall is built into the hillside, the researchers said, and likely served as a bastion, a portion of wall surrounding a castle to protect the fortress from attack.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
William Wells’ house on Prospect Avenue also sits up on a hillside.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2024
On the hillside, too, there were screams and shouts from residents overlooking the beach watching the display from their decks.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 21 Apr. 2024
The hillside is at major risk of wildfire — in the event of an evacuation, the road could be too small to handle the traffic.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2024
Pathways wind among the weathered buildings and mechanical treasures spread over the terraced hillside.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2024
The unstable hillside poses a challenge as well as a safety risk for crews who must bring material from the top of the hillside to the ground.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
The fire in the afternoon quickly began spreading and soon jumped down the hillside into more residential areas.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
The wall is built into the hillside, the researchers said, and likely served as a bastion, a portion of wall surrounding a castle to protect the fortress from attack.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
William Wells’ house on Prospect Avenue also sits up on a hillside.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Hillside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hillside. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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hillside
noun
hill·side
ˈhil-ˌsīd 
: the side of a hill
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