downhill

Example Sentences

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That request has been rejected by Natural England, which says the area's environment is still going downhill.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

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

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

They planned to finish it in time to slide downhill Saturday afternoon.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder