Sentence examples for downhill from inspiring English sources

"downhill" is a perfectly correct and usable word in written English.
It is typically used as an adjective to describe a situation that is deteriorating in quality or difficulty, or something that is getting easier. For example: "Things had been going uphill for the company, but after the scandal broke, it was all downhill from there."

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downhill

adjective

Located down a slope or hill

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It was all downhill from there.

This country is going downhill fast, we need something different for the people.

Shadow health minister Jamie Reed said: "Today's report paints a clear picture of an NHS heading downhill under this government.

To the southwest, Stane Street stretches downhill towards the white stump of Halnaker Windmill, and the dark grey spire of Chichester cathedral beyond.

The champions went top on 20 March after beating Lorient 3-1 – the first of an eight-match winning streak as Lyon's form went downhill.

In my mind, I thought if I cannot get myself to the toilet, that will be enough, because it's only going to go downhill from there.

Despite every appearance to the contrary, the road runs uphill, not downhill.

After the downhill my heart was broken, I didn't know if I could compete again.

But from here, it's downhill all the way – from 50% to 43% for people aged 25 to 34, and down from 23% to 17% for the 65-74 agroupoup.

"These figures are another sign of how the NHS has gone downhill.

Set above a wooded valley, this has the advantage of seclusion (at night you can play "spot the houselight"), while being a 20-minute walk downhill to the Old Ferry Inn at Bodinnick and a slap-up Sunday roast.

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