downhill
Use Downhill in a sentence
adverb
2.
into a worse or inferior condition: The business has been going downhill.
adjective
3.
going or tending downward on or as on a hill.
4.
free of problems or obstacles; easy: After the initial setbacks on the project, it was downhill all the way.
5.
of or pertaining to skiing downhill.
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downhill (ˈdaʊnˈhɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | going or sloping down |
| —adv | |
| 2. | towards the bottom of a hill; downwards |
| 3. | informal go downhill to decline; deteriorate |
| —n | |
| 4. | the downward slope of a hill; descent |
| 5. | a competitive event in which skiers are timed in a downhill run |
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Example sentences
It is not only the opposition that thinks the president has set off on a downhill path.
In the winter, snowmobiling, cross-country and downhill skiing are popular.
As surely as water runs downhill, so will our infrastructure over the coming decade.
At the top, a rider could simply remove the skins and reconnect the board for downhill riding.
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