Used in a Sentence

hillsides

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hillsides.

Editorial note

We're not talking about small villages nestled in the Welsh hillsides hundres of miles from the nearest city.

Examples12
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The side of a hill.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of hillsides gathered in one view.

noun

The side of a hill.

noun

A number of places in the United States:

noun

An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Colorado.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hillsides.

noun

The side of a hill.

noun

A number of places in the United States:

noun

An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Colorado.

noun

A village in Cook County, Illinois.

Example sentences

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We're not talking about small villages nestled in the Welsh hillsides hundres of miles from the nearest city.

2

Herders could bring their cows down from the unfarmable hillsides to sustain the other townies with their cow byproducts.

3

Trees on hillsides or mountainsides only have one side fully exposed, so there's a dominant direction they could brace against.

4

Narrow old streets are colorful and lively there with some cross streets passing each other on bridges due to the steep hillsides.

5

I was quite taken by the hillsides that were completely covered in bushes with bright yellow flowers.

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But seeing them only in this way will lead to their destruction, not unlike old-school strip-miners who pillaged the hillsides and then bailed.

7

A lot of the hillsides around the bay area are like that - low diversity weedy short vegetation with a few scattered tree lupins.

8

The Incas managed to call in enough people that the hillsides were all completely covered with tens of thousands of people waiting to attack.

9

Totally unique view houses clinging to hillsides in Hollywood.

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I exclaimed to my mom that those dark splotches on hillsides were trees!

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Now the best crops grow on clay hillsides.

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Out here in upstate New York we have plenty of water and plenty of hillsides that are good for grazing and not for tilling.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use hillsides in a sentence?

We're not talking about small villages nestled in the Welsh hillsides hundres of miles from the nearest city.

What does hillsides mean?

The side of a hill.

What part of speech is hillsides?

hillsides is commonly used as noun.