Examples of hilltop in a Sentence
They built their house on a hilltop.
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The rooms Properties range from traditional two-story, three-bedroom villas with shingle roofs to modern hilltop residences that wouldn’t be out of place in Beverly Hills.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
Behind the private gates of Clos du Lac, where vineyards edge the winding roads, one hilltop estate overlooking Folsom Lake pulls off the Mediterranean spirit so seamlessly that comparisons to the Italian countryside don’t feel like exaggeration.
—David Caraccio
march 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
After a 2024 ceasefire halted Israel's last war with Hezbollah, Israeli forces gradually withdrew from southern Lebanon except for five strategic hilltops along the border.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Among the displaced is Hasan, who was forced from his home in the hilltop border town of Khiam along with his parents, two sisters and their children.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
Behind the private gates of Clos du Lac, where vineyards edge the winding roads, one hilltop estate overlooking Folsom Lake pulls off the Mediterranean spirit so seamlessly that comparisons to the Italian countryside don’t feel like exaggeration.
—David Caraccio
march 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
After a 2024 ceasefire halted Israel's last war with Hezbollah, Israeli forces gradually withdrew from southern Lebanon except for five strategic hilltops along the border.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Among the displaced is Hasan, who was forced from his home in the hilltop border town of Khiam along with his parents, two sisters and their children.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Hilltop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hilltop. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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hilltop
noun
hill·top
-ˌtäp 
: the highest part of a hill
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