downhill

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The resulting floods tore through the landscape, carving deep channels as the water rushed downhill.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

The American, who is regarded as one of the greatest alpine skiers of all time, has had eight operations since breaking her leg and ankle in the women's downhill event in Italy on 8 February.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Among the choicest: The champion skier from Norway starts his day with a breakfast that his father finds revolting, and he’s “too afraid” of downhill cycling to consider switching sports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Morgan is a terrific passer who can attack downhill.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

An Averroist philosopher who was present, Antonio Berga, insisted that, as the sea was higher than the land, it could not simply be because water naturally flows downhill.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton