Wondering how to use Downhill in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as downslope or declension.
Downhill meaning
- Down a slope.
- So as to deteriorate or get worse.
Synonyms of Downhill
Using Downhill
- The main meaning on this page is: Down a slope. | So as to deteriorate or get worse.
- Useful related words include: declivitous, ski race, downslope, declension.
- In the example corpus, downhill often appears in combinations such as: went downhill, downhill from, the downhill.
Context around Downhill
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Downhill
- In this selection, "downhill" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cup, sixth, shorter, win, events and thursday stand out and add context to how "downhill" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a shorter downhill thursday and and board hurtling downhill riderless and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "downhill" sits close to words such as benz, binge and caliber, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with downhill
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But it has been downhill since. (6 words)
And it was all downhill from there. (7 words)
But the very next day her condition went dramatically downhill. (10 words)
Her medical chart is as long as her list of World Cup victories, which grew to 81 after she won three straight downhill races, including a victory at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany in the finale women’s World Cup downhill before the Olympics. (42 words)
He sits second in the World Cup downhill standings -- behind Switzerland’s Beat Feuz -- and also faces a strong challenge from in-form 24-year-old German Thomas Dressen, who won the prestigious Kitzbuehel downhill last month. (37 words)
At ski resorts, the skier who is downhill has the right of way, so a central question in the case is who was farther down the beginner’s run when the collision transpired. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
It was Kilde’s sixth downhill win of the season, making him the first skier to win at least six World Cup downhill events in a single season, according to FIS.
They will focus on a busy series of races at nearby Wengen that starts with a shorter downhill Thursday and includes the classic Lauberhorn downhill Saturday.
Her medical chart is as long as her list of World Cup victories, which grew to 81 after she won three straight downhill races, including a victory at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany in the finale women’s World Cup downhill before the Olympics.
He sits second in the World Cup downhill standings -- behind Switzerland’s Beat Feuz -- and also faces a strong challenge from in-form 24-year-old German Thomas Dressen, who won the prestigious Kitzbuehel downhill last month.
Furthermore, it reduces the dangerous prospect of a board hurtling downhill riderless, and the rider slipping downhill on his back with no means to maintain grip on a steep slope.
Sondre Norheim and other skiers from Telemark practiced uvyrdslåm or "disrespectful/reckless downhill" where they raced downhill in difficult and untested terrain (i.
The first corner goes sharply downhill and the next, after the very short downhill straight, goes uphill slightly.
A 45-year-old man is now dead after the truck in which he was travelling, toppled downhill along the Potaro Road on Monday afternoon.
And it was all downhill from there.
Asked about how Trago Mills has changed over the years, he continued: "It has gone downhill a little bit, but they are starting to make an effort to improve things.
AspenOUT Executive Director Kevin McManamon and board President Melissa Temple during Aspen Gay Ski Week’s annual Downhill Costume Contest last January.
At ski resorts, the skier who is downhill has the right of way, so a central question in the case is who was farther down the beginner’s run when the collision transpired.
Barno broke away from Ondoro during Mile 23 on a London Road downhill heading toward downtown Duluth.
Barrett broke the field apart shortly after two miles when he let his momentum build a lead on a downhill.
Bowles’ four-season tenure went downhill after that before Adam Gase’s two-year disaster.
Brock Hawes is Canada’s junior men’s national champion in downhill mountain biking after an impressive win at Fernie Alpine Resort.
But it has been downhill since.
But the very next day her condition went dramatically downhill.
Do not expect the same on Thursday night as the Wildcat and Granger offenses like to get downhill quick.
Earl Bales Ski and Snowboard Centre will offer downhill leisure skiing and snowboarding, as well as lessons during March Break, weather dependent.
Common combinations with downhill
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- went downhill 20×
- downhill from 18×
- the downhill 14×
- all downhill 11×
- going downhill 11×
- go downhill 10×
- downhill and 9×
- gone downhill 9×
- downhill on 7×
- in downhill 7×