Used in a Sentence

hilly

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hilly.

Editorial note

If you've ever been to Pittsburgh you will immediately notice how hilly the city is in downtown and in neighboring Oakland.

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Quick take

(of a landscape) Abundant in hills; having many hills.

Meaning at a glance

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

adjective

(of a landscape) Abundant in hills; having many hills.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hilly.

Example sentences

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If you've ever been to Pittsburgh you will immediately notice how hilly the city is in downtown and in neighboring Oakland.

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That's what comprises the majority of bicycles that people ride in cities (hilly or not) in Germany.

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Trolley buses are common on hilly routes where electricity provides torque needed to navigate steep grades.

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The major difference being that Amsterdam is flat as a board, while SF is hella hilly.

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Even hilly roads tend to have straight sections that can serve as the 2+1 area.

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Hey, no, no muscles needed - the bikes has an electrical engine so whenever it's hilly you will get help from it.

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Same sentiment; I'm really wondering how they managed to find 60kft of gain in (at best) hilly Tennessee.

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You can find grazing lands in Marin, Sonoma, San Benito, and other hilly counties.

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The reason I like the e-bike is there is no licensing and it goes up and down hills nearly as well as a motorbike (it's very hilly round here).

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The hypotenuse between ends of the L went through a hilly, wooded area.

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In hilly places rice growing has created the whole new highly custom landscapes.

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We have a habit of reaching local maxima in some slightly hilly fields and then declaring them to be the highest mountains possible.

Quote examples

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It's worth noting also that he's not talking about "driving in hilly terrain", the original comment is talking about driving almost exclusively uphill.

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Also my route is very "hilly", both ways (northern Mitte to Schöneberg).

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"by extreme we were talking about hilly?" Nope, extreme terrain comes in many forms: distance, temperature, altitude.

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Many aging eastern cities, with their challenging (read: hilly) topography, make it prohibitively expensive to radically redesign roads.[0] Additionally, I think it would be "federalize" such efforts, as it would be easier gradually redesign roads in a city, or even a part of a city, rather than attempt to broadly dictate policy for the entire country.

Proper noun examples

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Hilly topography doesn't really make it prohibitively expensive to make 2+1 roads, or at least they're relatively common in Finland.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use hilly in a sentence?

If you've ever been to Pittsburgh you will immediately notice how hilly the city is in downtown and in neighboring Oakland.

What does hilly mean?

(of a landscape) Abundant in hills; having many hills.

What part of speech is hilly?

hilly is commonly used as adjective.