1
: having few stories and not usually equipped with elevators
a low-rise apartment/office building
2
: of, relating to, or characterized by low-rise buildings
a low-rise housing development
3
: having a shorter than standard rise (see rise entry 2 sense 7)
low-rise jeans
The finishing touch of her ensemble then came in the form of "old school," low-rise brown suede … pants and coordinating brown leather boots.—
Claudia Miller
Claudia MillerJeans can also be OK … in some work environments, but not the "Saturday night jeans" that are low-rise and sexy.—Paula Rath
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—Sam Reed, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2025
The first two heavily residential phases, consisting of low-rise garden-style apartment buildings, will rise on the vacant 33 acres, where environmental remediation has already taken place.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
Ferrer, meanwhile, paired a plunging cream knit tank with matching low-rise cargo pants and chunky gold chain jewelry.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
Sure as the sun rises and sets, eventually low-rise jeans, vinyl records, and banana bread will come back into fashion.
—Jack Rear, airmail.news, 18 Jan. 2025
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2025
The first two heavily residential phases, consisting of low-rise garden-style apartment buildings, will rise on the vacant 33 acres, where environmental remediation has already taken place.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
Ferrer, meanwhile, paired a plunging cream knit tank with matching low-rise cargo pants and chunky gold chain jewelry.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
Sure as the sun rises and sets, eventually low-rise jeans, vinyl records, and banana bread will come back into fashion.
—Jack Rear, airmail.news, 18 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for low-rise
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“Low-rise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-rise. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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