With the field so weak, his clankers might not be able to move uphill.

Residents and some businesses moved uphill far enough to be above any possible flood waters, the majority did not return.

Even as they moved uphill, Conan kept his men reined in.

"The economy is moving uphill at a steady but not torrid pace," he said.

The plants were actually moving uphill, but the comparison to slime was still valid.

Ultimately, the decision was made to remain in Troy but move uphill, away from the downtown area.

They were moving uphill when two things happened at once.

The terror applied by our troops no longer was sufficient to keep the camp followers moving uphill.

They were reportedly in the second of three buses traveling together and moving uphill when the assault began.

An object gets gravitational potential energy when it moves uphill.