Examples of hillside in a Sentence
Streams of rainwater rushed down the hillside.
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Stays come in the form of historic palaces like Palazzu Nicrosi, perched on the hillside, or Le Couvent de Pozzo, a 15th-century convent converted into a guesthouse with a centerpiece pool eyeing the Italian island of Elba.
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Unchecked urban expansion has pushed homes to the fringes of fire-prone woodlands, and the industrial forests planted by Chile’s timber industry have turned hillsides into tinderboxes.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
On a hillside above are the turrets of the village’s first hotel, the family-run Waldhaus, which has drawn in Joseph Beuys, Herman Hesse, and David Bowie over the years.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Many people like the classic, Old World look of a hillside covered in ivy.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Unchecked urban expansion has pushed homes to the fringes of fire-prone woodlands, and the industrial forests planted by Chile’s timber industry have turned hillsides into tinderboxes.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
On a hillside above are the turrets of the village’s first hotel, the family-run Waldhaus, which has drawn in Joseph Beuys, Herman Hesse, and David Bowie over the years.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Many people like the classic, Old World look of a hillside covered in ivy.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Hillside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hillside. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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hillside
noun
hill·side
ˈhil-ˌsīd 
: the side of a hill
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