downhill

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

"Walking downhill, whenever your foot slides into the very end of your shoe is when it maybe gives me a bit of bother but it's totally fine. A mountain out of a molehill."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Most Saturday mornings, I stroll half a mile downhill from my tiny apartment in a bosky part of San Francisco to a farmers market.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

"It's gone right downhill", Dave, who I speak to at a local pub, tells me about the area.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

It was a steep downhill grade and I was not on the back of the sled where I could use the brakes.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen