hill

Example Sentences

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The peak deliberately falls short of the 177 metres of Barcelona's Montjuic hill -- an act of religious respect from Gaudi who believed the hill was the work of God.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Five years ago, a community perched high on a hill overlooking Swansea city centre was shaken to its core.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The self-funded billionaire has “a very high hill to overcome, and the challenge gets steeper and steeper as we get more data from the counties,” Mitchell said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

“It’s like, ‘Hey, we’re going to keep the training wheels on, and then once you get to the first really big hill, we’re going to take the training wheels off.’

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

I might have dozed off, because now you could see the lights of Montezuma as we came down the hill into it, and the black Wabash River beyond.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck