hilltop

Example Sentences

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In the afternoon, Leo will celebrate Mass at the hilltop Basilica of Saint Augustine in the presence of clergy from across Africa.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Designed in the early 1950s and opened in 1955, the hilltop Chapel of Notre-Dame du Haut replaced an earlier pilgrimage church destroyed during the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The couple paid $5.55 million for the expansive estate, which—much like their oceanfront abode—comes complete with staggering views, courtesy of its hilltop perch.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

Your chaser is Alison McAlpine’s appealing, aptly titled “Perfectly a Strangeness,” sans humans, but starring three donkeys in an unnamed desert happening upon a cluster of hilltop observatories.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

His room was high up indeed in the tower that rose like a sharp tooth from its hilltop.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin