on the Hill

Cultural  

1. A phrase referring to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., where Congress meets: “They're debating that nuclear waste issue on the Hill today.”

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Example Sentences

There were few streetlamps here, spread far apart, but the hulking sign planted on the hill blinked brightly, first HOLLY, then WOOD, then LAND, before it started all over again.

From Literature

McIndoe said he also came across a smoldering ash pit during the couple of hours he was on the hill.

From Los Angeles Times

At nightfall I turned on my headlamp, set it high on the hill of ice, pointed it toward the coast, and waited.

From Literature

I scowled out of Green’s classroom window as I watched her turn right toward her impressive brick house on the hill.

From Literature

If anyone thought I’d be reluctant to move out of the mansion on the hill and into student housing, they’d be wrong.

From Literature