How to Use hike in a Sentence

hike

1 of 2 verb
Definition of hikenext
Synonyms for hikenext
  • We hiked some of the shorter trails.
  • The state keeps hiking the tax on cigarettes.
  • I hiked myself onto the ledge.
  • We spent the afternoon hiking around the lake.
  • She hiked 10 miles in the hot desert sun.
  • There's talk of hiking the eligibility age.
  • Our neighbors spent their vacation hiking the Rockies.
  • The delays could force Ryanair to hike ticket fares by up to 10%.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Wednesday marked the first time in more than a year the Fed has not hiked rates at a meeting.
    — Yuri Kageyama, ajc, 15 June 2023
  • He’d been drawn to the area for decades to hike and purchased a weekend home in Sperryville in 2012.
    — Madison Rudolf, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Winter also loves to go on walks and hikes with his dad.
    — Emily J. Shiffer, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2024
  • In the early 1900s, tourists would arrive by train to hike to the first-magnitude spring.
    — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2023
  • A day of hiking up snowcapped mountains might end with a warm dip in a hot spring.
    — Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The 31-year-old stepdad began to hike back to their vehicle to find help.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 25 June 2023
  • Investors still expect the Fed to hike rates one—if not two—more times this year to rein in price pressures.
    — Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 30 June 2023
  • Her in-laws, visiting from out of state, hiked in with her husband to meet her.
    — Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Disney to hike Disney+ prices again in a quest for streaming profits.
    — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The friends had been hiking for about three or four days and had another three or four to go, the rescue group said.
    — Sara Smart, CNN, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Avoid hiking through tall grass and dense brush where ticks like to congregate 2.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2023
  • In addition, hiking from the rim to the river and back in one day isn't encouraged.
    — CBS News, 25 May 2023
  • Four plays later, Humbert broke the plane on a 2-yard burst, hiking the lead to three touchdowns.
    — Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The Fed could very well hike again in June — and that would cause the financial markets to lose their collective mind.
    — Josh Boak, ajc, 6 May 2023
  • The other two teams eventually grab their keys and hike back down too.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 17 May 2023
  • Disney hiked the price for ad-free Disney+ access to $11 a month in December, from $8.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 10 Aug. 2023
  • So Catherine spent five months hiking the 2,650 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail.
    — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The best way to experience the gorge (and the only way, at least for now) is to hike up it, starting at the park’s main entrance on North Franklin Street.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2023
  • In the past, crews had to hike through miles of trails to inspect growth around power lines and other infrastructure.
    — Richard Danforth, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • With most of my mountain hiking over the rocky mountains of New Hampshire, this is one of my favorite features in a trekking pole.
    — Lindsey Lapointe, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • There's plenty of time left to get outside and hike that trail, camp that campground, and bike that epic road before the chill of autumn creeps into the air.
    — WIRED, 9 Aug. 2023
  • That was the main side-effect a decade ago, when Seattle hiked its minimum wage to $15, research suggests.
    — Alina Selyukh, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
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hike

2 of 2 noun
  • We went for a hike around the lake.
  • The school lost a number of students after the tuition hike.
  • Here's our guide to all the best hikes, shopping and things to do there.
    — The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Where the road meets up with Gooseneck, the route swings back north for the return leg of the hike.
    — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The hikes are part of a wider increase in prices by drug makers.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune Well, 18 Jan. 2024
  • On some days, hundreds of skiers and snowboarders make the 3-mile hike to the ravine.
    — USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Cowles Mountain, the tallest peak in the city of San Diego at 1,593 feet, is one of the most popular hikes in the county.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The first showed the mother-daughter duo on a hike together.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The Fed’s decision to restart hikes depends on what data show in the coming weeks and months.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN, 16 June 2023
  • For him and for his colleagues, the pay hike will be transformative.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • One of the hike’s orienting landmarks was the steeple of a Latter-day Saints temple.
    — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Run, bike, hike — be as active as can be in these leggings that come in loads of colors.
    — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2024
  • While the hikes listed above are dog-friendly, most require your dog stay on-leash.
    — Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Rugged night hikes are not suitable for children younger than 10.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The drive itself is short, at seven miles, but there are 12 viewpoints along the way and many of them require a short hike.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2023
  • Howard said community hikes were vital to bring the trail to life.
    — Alysa Guffey, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2023
  • Courtesy Jamie Raskin Raskin and his family on a hike in 2018.
    — Andrea Stanley, Men's Health, 21 June 2023
  • Consumers are feeling the impact of 10 rate hikes by the Federal Reserve over the past year and a half.
    — Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2023
  • The Brentwood father of two was excited by the wage hikes promised in Senate Bill 525.
    — Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2024
  • How will a pause in interest rate hikes affect the stock market?
    — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
  • Enter the specter of inflation and the Fed’s aggressive rate hikes.
    — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Wall Street is betting on a rate hike at its next meeting on July 25-26.
    — Joe McDonald, ajc, 19 June 2023
  • No antivenom was available at the remote site, a five-day hike from the nearest town.
    — Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Senate leaders, however, want to first build a case to the public for tax hikes.
    — Erin Cox, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
  • On the other end of the spectrum, some Sun Belt cities are still suffering scorching price hikes.
    — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 16 June 2023
  • In your downtime, Gwyneth invites you to lay by her pool or embark on one of her favorite hikes.
    — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2023
  • This is the perfect time for excursions to local villages or hikes on the island.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Chipotle has serving up several price hikes over the last few years.
    — Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Price hikes are also in the works at Mondelez International, owner of Chips Ahoy!
    — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Going for a hike at Torrey Pines or Annie’s Canyon with my family, collecting rocks from the beach, and then going to a few art museums downtown to end the day.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024

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