uphill
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In “The Myth of Sisyphus,” Camus describes a man doomed to push a boulder uphill forever and asks us to imagine him “happy.”
But there’s no question that artists are fighting uphill like never before.
From Los Angeles Times
California leaders cheered the ruling as a turning of the tide in what until now has been an uphill legal battle to constrain the president’s use of state troops.
From Los Angeles Times
The tourists face an uphill task to stay in the match and the series after Australia closed on 378-6 - 44 runs ahead.
From BBC
Getting such a large base of people who own a passive index investment to engage is an uphill battle just on its face.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
