uphill battle
Example Sentences
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Cepeda faces an uphill battle to overturn his first-round defeat.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
However, the US pressure has weighed heavily on Greenland's 57,000 residents and winning them over appears to be an uphill battle.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
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
He is fighting an uphill battle for his party—and fighting it alone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
—School, for many of us, would be a rough and a constantly uphill battle; but he hoped that some of us would remain in school long enough to learn to write our names.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
