How to Use hill climb in a Sentence

hill climb

noun
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  • In a hill climb, the competitors race one at a time against the clock.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 29 June 2018
  • Above the house, a steep hill climbs to the rim of the valley, covered in tall grasses and oaks.
    — Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 11 June 2019
  • The inverter was struggling, and the TesTen couldn’t make it up the first sandy hill climb.
    — Emme Hall, The Verge, 24 Feb. 2023
  • This is the only hill climb of the trip and has a sweet Pacific backdrop.
    — Jordan Rane, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Drivers battle the open desert full of whoops, soft sand, and steep hill climbs that challenge even the quickest of cars.
    — Emme Hall, The Verge, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Built Wild's climax was a 38-degree hill climb and descent over a 22-foot-high steel hillock.
    — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2021
  • That’s double and triple the original price of $1,495, which was in itself a steep hill climb for a Wi-Fi speaker.
    — Vlad Savov, The Verge, 3 July 2018
  • Choices include musical-themed rides, hill climbs and rides with a live DJ.
    — Hilary Potkewitz, WSJ, 29 Jan. 2020
  • Along with a concours of vehicles, the Festival of Speed is most known for their legendary hill climb event.
    — Mara Balagtas, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2018
  • Fifty-two drivers and their crew had spent close to a month preparing for the annual time-attack hill climb near Colorado Springs.
    — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 28 June 2021
  • Obstacles on the course include climbing walls, a rope climb, a mud pit, a hay bale hill climb, uneven parallel bars, a balance beam and a 2.5-mile run, with jumps and crawls.
    — Courant Community, 5 Sep. 2017
  • The hill climb is where hundreds of new and vintage cars, race cars, and motorcycles take to an uphill road course to compete for the fastest time throughout the duration of the weekend.
    — Mara Balagtas, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2018
  • Of course, the world's best skiers and snowboarders will be there, but there are also events for extreme snowmobiling, snow biking, and even a Harley-Davidson snow hill climb.
    — Kat Bein, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2018
  • The Touring also gets X-Mode system, designed to improve the car’s hill climbing and hill-descent performance.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2018
  • Cheered on by thick roadside crowds, Alaphilippe delivered the decisive blow on the Cote de Mutigny, the steepest of four notable hill climbs heading toward Epernay.
    — John Leicester, courant.com, 8 July 2019
  • Fortunately, day one started off relatively easy with one of the shortest mileages of the trip (about 29) and hill climbs that were challenging but not overwhelming.
    — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 11 July 2019
  • Depending on the workout, the treadmill portion might include a combination of sprints, hill climbs, and steady-state endurance running.
    — Alexa Tucker, SELF, 4 Dec. 2019
  • This model has competed in a string of racing disciplines, including hill climbs, track races and long-distance road rallies.
    — Fox News, 1 June 2018
  • The lightweight performance version of the German marque’s iconic sports car became the first street-legal vehicle to complete the famous hill climb in less than 10 minutes late last month.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Instea, the team has written software for the hill climb that relies on lidar laser sensors for real-time environment perception.
    — Jack Stewart, WIRED, 7 July 2018
  • At the annual hill climb, the Swedish company revealed that the EV based on its gorgeous Precept concept will be built on its 800-volt electric architecture and pack a dual motor powertrain.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 June 2022
  • Consequently, the hill climb has become a venue where electric power can take on the internal combustion engine without artificial handicapping.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2018
  • This all seemed like an unnecessary luxury until an unfamiliar hill climb steepened suddenly.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2018

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