uphill

Example Sentences

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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

But it's an uphill battle - only five actors this century have managed to pull off a win as their film's sole nominee.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

I think the administration was always going to face an enormously uphill struggle in persuading a court that those agreements were enforceable, or indeed that they were agreements at all.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

When you’ve lived on dandelion greens, everything is uphill from that.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz