uphill

Example Sentences

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Turn right, as the map tells you to do, and you’ll encounter decaying sidewalks, with cracked and buckled concrete that turns a modest uphill walk into an obstacle course.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Chelsea faced an uphill task against defending champions Paris St-Germain and were made to suffer with an 8-2 aggregate defeat.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

And even though they face an uphill climb against a Big Ten program, there’s a lot to like.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

It also revealed that Pine Island Glacier once moved very differently, pulling rocks from its base and carrying them uphill when the ice sheet was much thicker.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

He was crawling uphill now, as though the tunnel were leading straight toward the very center of the gigantic fruit.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl