hilly

Example Sentences

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It is positioned before a photographic backdrop of a fortress that overlooks lush, hilly terrain and coastal waters.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

This is because some polling stations are located in difficult, hilly terrain – more than 80% of Nepal is mountainous – which makes the collection of ballot boxes a challenging logistical exercise.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Mamlekate also posted videos, apparently shot in the hilly parts of northern Tehran, with the chants resounding around the area.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

"The number of customers who want to eat their meat has increased a lot," restaurant owner Koji Suzuki, 71, told AFP in the hilly city of Chichibu near Tokyo.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

If the terrain was not too rocky or hilly, you might be part of a group of slaves who drove teams of oxen to draw plows across the fields.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson