How to Use hill in a Sentence

hill

noun
  • The house was built at the very top of the hill.
  • She watched the sun set behind the hills.
  • The plows came and cleared the streets, forming a hill of snow on the street corner.
  • Our driveway is a long, steep hill.
  • He came barreling down the hill at 65 miles per hour.
  • But at the crest of the hill, there was a stunning sight.
    Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
  • In the garden of John and Ann Morris, the hills have eyes.
    Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Inside her hut atop the hill, the girl called to the child’s father.
    Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Police drove across the dirt while a garbage truck parked at the top of a hill.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • They were finished and were walking up the hill to the car.
    Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online, 9 May 2023
  • Sebastián came puffing down the hill in a cloud of dust.
    Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The 24-mile route goes through the rolling hills of Cherokee Park with a loop around the green space of Seneca Park and back.
    The Courier-Journal, 1 June 2023
  • After practice, players made their way to the back of the field for hill sprints.
    Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2023
  • Trails lead to the top of the hill, also known as Lookout Mountain.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The Hill Sprint Series There’s running — and then there are hill sprints.
    Mitch Calvert, Men's Health, 16 May 2023
  • Soon, a car would approach the house on the hill, the one everyone in town knew, just past the steel mill.
    Demetrius Freeman, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Keep an eye out for the rare monkeys that live in the surrounding hills.
    Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Callers reported the 53-foot-long big rig went off the right side of the freeway and down the hill.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Walk up the hill and past two gates to reach the start of the trail, where there is an immediate fork.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Purcell asked parishioners to climb the hill and pray that money would be raised to build the church.
    Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The cul-de-sac ends at the top of a hill with a sweeping view of the San Fernando Valley.
    Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The building sits atop the highest hill on the centuries-old campus.
    Douglas Belkin, wsj.com, 12 May 2023
  • On this trip, my friend picked us up—me and the baby—from our retro motor lodge on a hill.
    Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Hsi Lai Temple is a monastery in the hills of Hacienda Heights.
    Ada Tseng, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
  • On hills and in valleys, cold air drainage can have big effects in a small area.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Sep. 2023
  • To our amazement, the Yukon could be hustled through the hills like a big Mercedes or a Bimmer.
    Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 20 July 2023
  • The city is poised to crack down again on home building in the hills, this time in the name of preserving wildlife habitats.
    Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
  • Wade stood outside in the hall, and spoke to another man who had searched the hills on August 4th.
    Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Beau trekked down into a valley with his pack of hunting dogs while Richard and Max hiked to the top of a hill.
    Yan Zhuang Tatsiana Chypsanava, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Spring brought more rain this year, and the rolling hills were covered with wildflowers.
    Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 2 June 2023

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