acclivity

Example Sentences

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But most of all I admired the countless villas, covering every hill and every acclivity as far as the eye can reach, as if the city extended beyond the mountains into the far distance.

From Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland by Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix

Instead, her eyes were fixedly bent upon the face of the acclivity opposite—more particularly on a riband of road that went winding up through woods from Drybrook to the “Wilderness.”

From No Quarter! by Reid, Mayne

What diversity of scene, as isle after isle, bold headland, lofty cliff, or wooded acclivity, meets the gaze!

From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Turnbull, Robert

Here and there, as the horses go more slowly up a gentle acclivity, you turn round to reconnoitre a little, and find that there is a charming view behind.

From Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches by Black, Helen C.

Chepstow stands on the side of an acclivity, overlooked itself on all sides by loftier hills, so that from every part of the town a different view is obtained. 

From The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble by Ritchie, Leitch