uphill battle

noun

: a very difficult struggle
Starting her own business has proven to be an uphill battle.

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Cleaver, who has represented the district since 2005, was unopposed in the Democratic primary but faces an uphill battle in the general election after the state legislature redrew the district last year to lean Republican. — Abc News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 But the Texas Stock Exchange has an uphill battle to break into this part of Wall Street. — Maria Aspan, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026 On the Republican side, three challengers – Kim Farrington, Bert Mizusawa and David Williams – face an uphill battle to oust the three-term incumbent. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 Still, convincing factories operating on razor-thin margins that spending money on eye screenings and glasses was more than a nice-to-have corporate social responsibility expense remained an uphill battle. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for uphill battle

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“Uphill battle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uphill%20battle. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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