Get to know Uphill better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like rising or ascending.
Uphill in a sentence
Uphill meaning
- Up a slope, towards higher ground.
- With difficulty.
Using Uphill
- The main meaning on this page is: Up a slope, towards higher ground. | With difficulty.
- Useful related words include: acclivitous, rising, ascending, ascent.
- In the example corpus, uphill often appears in combinations such as: an uphill, uphill battle, uphill task.
Context around Uphill
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Uphill
- In this selection, "uphill" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, says, usefully, kilometer, battle, road and struggle stand out and add context to how "uphill" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include faces an uphill battle in and battles and uphill climbs that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "uphill" sits close to words such as advertisement, albania and anambra, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with uphill
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But efforts to join Idaho face an uphill struggle. (9 words)
Democrats sympathetic to Kennedy concede he faces an uphill climb nationally. (11 words)
All these years later, I am now living close to that river, though usefully uphill. (15 words)
From the architectural marvels of Kabul House to weathered boards that point to the route that travellers on horseback once took on their way uphill to Mussoorie, Dehradun remains adorned with numerous signs and cherished recollections of a bygone era. (40 words)
Even, if I’m honest, in the SNP it was an uphill struggle to get much enthusiasm going, such was the unanimity of view that this was a daft referendum David Cameron and Nigel Farage had inflicted on us. (39 words)
Construction works on Africa’s state-of-the-art Pan-African Heritage Museum in Ghana has begun in earnest at Pomadze, about one kilometer uphill from the Winneba Junction in the Effutu Municipality of the Central Region. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
It is called the "Gennette Principle," coined after Macy's CEO Jeff Gennette, a CEO who is fighting the most uphill of all uphill battles — trying to keep Macy's afloat.
The full Inrix report says: "Uphill Road in both directions closed, slow traffic due to serious accident, two vehicles involved from A370 Bridgwater Road to Uphill Road Road South.
All these years later, I am now living close to that river, though usefully uphill.
All were burdened with the weight of the whistles, so it was an uphill fight.
As the leading EV maker continues to dominate the luxury end of the space, and as European luxury automakers go electric, building up this brand will likely remain an uphill battle.
As voting got underway at the United Nations on October 27 on a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, it was clear that Israel, which opposed the measure, faced an uphill battle.
Before I set out on my journey, I understood all the battles and uphill climbs that were going to come my way.
Being there was an uphill battle for Abe, but he feels like he is leaving there like a winner.
But efforts to join Idaho face an uphill struggle.
But Zephr said disallowing that “crime of passion” defense by those who attack transgender people faces an uphill battle in a “red” state like Montana.
Christie faces an uphill battle in a party that remains deeply loyal to former Pres. Donald Trump.
Construction works on Africa’s state-of-the-art Pan-African Heritage Museum in Ghana has begun in earnest at Pomadze, about one kilometer uphill from the Winneba Junction in the Effutu Municipality of the Central Region.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has admitted he is fighting an “uphill battle” to secure more funding from Treasury for Britain’s armed forces.
Democrats sympathetic to Kennedy concede he faces an uphill climb nationally.
Despite those credentials and Roy's reputation as a partisan bomb thrower, Hook faces an uphill battle in the right-leaning 21st District.
Even, if I’m honest, in the SNP it was an uphill struggle to get much enthusiasm going, such was the unanimity of view that this was a daft referendum David Cameron and Nigel Farage had inflicted on us.
Facilities already face an uphill battle, as Medicaid and Medicare typically long-term care services in nursing facilities.
From challenges communicating with administration to difficulty entering buildings and attending class, he said it has been an uphill battle to find justice — and belonging — on campus.
From the architectural marvels of Kabul House to weathered boards that point to the route that travellers on horseback once took on their way uphill to Mussoorie, Dehradun remains adorned with numerous signs and cherished recollections of a bygone era.
From the lane at the entrance to the hall take the footpath continuing in an easterly direction diagonally uphill.
Common combinations with uphill
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an uphill 123×
- uphill battle 100×
- uphill task 14×
- uphill climb 13×
- the uphill 13×
- uphill struggle 12×
- and uphill 5×
- uphill to 4×
- uphill battles 3×
- uphill road 3×