uphill

Example Sentences

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The former Liverpool man appeared to be facing an uphill battle to make the squad, with Tuchel preferring Chelsea's Reece James, Newcastle's Tino Livramento and Arsenal's Ben White in the position.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Even so, Muzaffar Chishti of the Migration Policy Institute said that the executive branch has vast discretion in immigration law, particularly when invoking national security justifications, and defense attorneys may face an uphill battle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

"Getting a subduction zone started is like trying to push a train uphill -- it takes a huge effort," said Brandon Shuck, an assistant professor at Louisiana State University and lead author of the study.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

I think being able to race pretty fast uphill would be possible, if I had had some couple of years of training.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

So I’ll need to walk downhill and uphill again before I reach my next marker.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila