How to Use uphill battle in a Sentence

uphill battle

noun
  • Seems like a bit of an uphill battle.
    — Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Salvesen will have an uphill battle to flip the seat.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 20 May 2026
  • My life was an uphill battle, show.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Each faces a steep uphill battle.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • Each faces an steep uphill battle.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • Still, there’s an uphill battle to climb.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
  • But that’s been an uphill battle.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
  • But the Democrats face an uphill battle in the state.
    — Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • For Liam, there is an uphill battle ahead.
    — Rick Ritter, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • Sanders has a major uphill battle ahead of him to get on the field.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Lawyers say Maduro has an uphill battle.
    — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Anything more might still be an uphill battle.
    — The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Now the Cubs are fighting an uphill battle to bring him back.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The campaign will be an uphill battle.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 June 2026
  • It's been an uphill battle ever since.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The Guardians have an uphill battle to reach the playoffs.
    — John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Just 23 weeks and two days old, John has faced an uphill battle since birth.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Supporters of the wealth tax face an uphill battle.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Fighting an uphill battle is not part of the divine plan for your life and career.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But creating a culture of safe e-bike use could be seen as an uphill battle.
    — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2025
  • The humor in the trailer stems from the uphill battle of the task before him.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Eve is going to have a fight, an uphill battle to get Three Rock back.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Today’s below-zero day score means things can be more of an uphill battle.
    — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
  • But getting it across the finish line will likely be an uphill battle.
    — Sudiksha Kochi, The Hill, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The bill faces an uphill battle in the Senate where Democrats vow to fight it.
    — Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 22 May 2025
  • Sistani isn’t alone in fighting the uphill battle women in tech face.
    — Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 24 Feb. 2023
  • In this scenario, the Knicks would be fighting an uphill battle.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
  • Once out of the bargain-basement class, though, new nameplates face an uphill battle.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Foldable phones have already faced an uphill battle in the market.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Singing second, Kaiya faced an uphill battle — and, for my money, won it.
    — Charlie Mason, TVLine, 7 Apr. 2025

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