Example sentences for: hilltop

How can you use “hilltop” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Father Jerome built a small Hermitage on the heights of Mount Alvernia that you’ll see as you reach the summit (a 15-minute walk from a rudimentary car park); the missionary was buried in a small hilltop cave here upon his death in 1956 at the age of 80.

  • You approach Hearst Castle on a tour bus that climbs the 5 miles (8 km) from the Visitor Center to the hilltop, passing through the parkland that was once Hearst’s private zoo.

  • The King of Saudi Arabia’s holiday home  — it looks like the White House in Washington, D.C., only slightly larger —  hides behind a row of pines and palms on a hilltop just above the highway, surrounded by high security fences.

  • Crowning a hilltop about 3 km (2 miles) west of the city center, the 2,000-year-old Buddhist shrine of Swayambhunath can be seen from all over the valley.

  • The first time I ever ventured onto the Continent from my home in the depths of Britain was when I went to work as a teacher on the Zugerberg, a hilltop in Switzerland, many years ago.


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