downhill
Example Sentences
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When 17 million gallons of water poured out of a broken water main under Sunset Boulevard into downhill neighborhoods in West Hollywood, family businesses and residents’ cars and personal items were in the flood zone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
And then it’s been kind of going downhill and I feel like people pay these taxes for no services is what it gets down to,” he told Fox News.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Turn Nine is notoriously challenging, with its downhill entry, and an exit kerb that's easy to over-run.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Pumped-storage systems store water in reservoirs at different elevations, releasing water to generate electricity but catching it in downhill basins, then pumping it back up during periods of low power demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The long main street went downhill and then fetched up at the water.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
