Example sentences for: uphill

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

  • uphill and underpublicized struggle to achieve equal access to justice for millions of Washington-Americans too poor to afford legal representation.

  • Al Hunt ( Capital Gang ) says her campaign needs a James Carville figure to rev things up, and Mark Shields ( Capital Gang ) says she has an uphill battle.

  • Walk the few blocks uphill to Grant Street and suddenly you’re in Chinatown.

  • North of Caldas, the road weaves uphill quickly, rising 300 m (1,000 ft) in 5 km (3 miles) past terraced farmlands and forests of eucalyptus, oak, and cork.

  • Across the river are the Convento de Santa Clara-a-Velha (Old St. Claire Convent, long under extensive restoration aimed at rescuing it from the river), where the lifeless Inês de Castro was crowned (see page 45), and the newer, uphill Convento de Santa Clara-a-Nova (New Convent), where the silver tomb of Isabel, the sainted queen of Dom Dinis, is located.


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