How to Use uphill battle in a Sentence

uphill battle

noun

• The stakes are high for the Democrats and their uphill battle to maintain control of the Senate.
  — Lucas E. Wright, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
• Just 23 weeks and two days old, John has faced an uphill battle since birth.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
• The bigger picture is the uphill battle to steer the party away from Trump.
  — Maeve Reston, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
• Even if the appeals court agrees that Trump can be sued, those who brought the lawsuit still face an uphill battle.
  — Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer, ajc, 3 Mar. 2023
• Making the All-Star Game as a setup man is an uphill battle.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023
• But maintaining the ad business has been an uphill battle for the site since Musk’s takeover.
  — Clare Duffy, CNN, 10 Aug. 2023
• That’s an uphill battle in such a red state — but Cole thinks Pinkins could have a real shot if Democrats can get out the vote.
  — Jeff Bloodworth, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
• Evans faces an uphill battle in his race against Gallego.
  — Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 13 Aug. 2024
• Even before the tide turned last summer, DEI work was an uphill battle.
  — Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
• Regaining the ground that the United States has lost in Southeast Asia will be an uphill battle.
  — Lynn Kuok, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2024
• Santana faces an uphill battle, needing a big influx of vote-by-mail ballots to make the runoff.
  — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2023
• While the women’s national team has long been one of the darlings of the US Olympic movement, the men have been fighting an uphill battle.
  — Will Graves, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
• Projects that normally feel like an uphill battle could turn into a pleasure cruise in the blink of an eye.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2024
• Once out of the bargain-basement class, though, new nameplates face an uphill battle.
  — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 1 Mar. 2023
• Sistani isn’t alone in fighting the uphill battle women in tech face.
  — Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 24 Feb. 2023
• Still, the Times may face an uphill battle when compared to some of the other suits led by writers of fiction content.
  — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2023
• Finding a job is becoming more and more of an uphill battle.
  — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2024
• Still, Price faced an uphill battle to remain in office.
  — Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
• Musk not a fan The effort is likely to face an uphill battle at Tesla, where Musk has made clear his disdain for unions.
  — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2023
• But the people brought in to help address those concerns still often face an uphill battle.
  — Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Feb. 2023
• In this sweltering summer, getting dressed to beat the heat is an uphill battle.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 11 July 2024
• Shannon Storms Beador is back full-time too, and facing an uphill battle this season.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
• Azura Stevens also faces an uphill battle in camp, but six years in the league may help her as one of the most veteran forwards on the roster.
  — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2024
• These results suggest an uphill battle for the Biden campaign to bring back young voters.
  — Chandler James, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2024
• Such was the uphill battle faced by Westerns even at the height of their popularity.
  — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
• Tesla or the union could still ask for an en banc review with all the court's judges, though the unanimous ruling suggests that would be an uphill battle.
  — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 3 Apr. 2023
• Grapevine is fighting for control of the final playoff spot District 7-5A and have an uphill battle.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2024
• The seemingly uphill battle was just made more obvious by the irony of the booth's location at the fair — at the intersection of Main Street and Dairy Lane.
  — Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2024
• The party was facing an uphill battle from the jump, with an anti-incumbent mood sweeping through other affluent democracies around the world.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
• Without a massive regulatory overhaul from Congress or the courts, passing his agenda would be an uphill battle.
  — Makena Kelly, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024