How to Use heighten in a Sentence

heighten

verb

• The plan will only heighten tensions between the two groups.
• Tensions between the two groups have heightened.
• This tragedy has heightened our awareness of the need for improved safety measures.
• The pressure was heightened as the clock ticks down on 2023.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023
• That’s heightened by the fact that there’s a show within the show.
  — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2023
• In hip-hop, that pressure to fit in and show off is heightened.
  — Glenn Gamboa, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
• That heightened the emotions around some of those scenes.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2023
• On board comfort is further heightened by the service and skill set of the yacht’s 19 crew.
  — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 3 May 2024
• Those themes were heightened by making Louis a Black gay man.
  — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2023
• The urge to try new flavors and spend a little too lavishly will be heightened as Venus squares Uranus (on the 9th) and Jupiter (on the 22nd).
  — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2023
• The tragedy hasn’t heightened his concerns, but Okes can’t help but reflect.
  — Collin Woodard / Jalopnik, Quartz, 31 May 2024
• As the day goes on, the nerves heighten into something akin to hysteria.
  — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 17 Aug. 2023
• The reports have heightened scrutiny of the justices and come amid a lack of transparency and an ethics code at the court.
  — David Voreacos, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
• The tragedy of O’Keefe’s death was heightened by the mystery of whether he might have been saved had he been found and treated earlier.
  — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
• That is one of his skills—to take a familiar trope and, rather than turn it on its head, heighten it to its extreme.
  — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 22 June 2024
• To heighten that feeling, Druckmann borrowed the twist that had struck him in Ico, and took it further.
  — Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
• And, of course, that will translate to Carlos, but it’s heightened on such a tremendous level.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 16 May 2023
• At the time, there were rats in the water, heightening his anxiety.
  — Jennifer Weil, WWD, 9 Oct. 2024
• The earthy and sweet scent may be heightened due to the higher concentration of cannabinoids and terpenes.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023
• The importance of matchups becomes heightened in the playoffs.
  — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 3 May 2023
• Two high-profile murders of teachers have heightened fears over the Islamist threat in schools.
  — Joseph Ataman, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
• The new bank notes are heightening the pressures on Japan’s small businesses.
  — John Yoon, New York Times, 7 June 2024
• But my hunger to play in a short competition heightened.
  — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
• The upper surface is made of raw nickel silver which heightens the contrast of the caliber.
  — Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
• It’s also cropped and seems more trim-cut, which can heighten its overall polish.
  — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
• Threat level: Parrott also notes that dry leaf piles will heighten the risk of wildfires.
  — Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
• Smith told members Sunday the church is taking steps to heighten safety.
  — Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 11 Dec. 2023
• The tree deaths also heighten other risks, such as wildfires.
  — Gabrielle Canon, WIRED, 24 Dec. 2022
• The state polling misses have been magnified in the last two presidential elections — two very close races that heightened the importance of the Electoral College.
  — Kaleigh Rogers, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
• Improbable poses, struck by working behind the scenes with contortionists, only heighten the palpable tension extended through an unusual use of taxidermy and foreboding landscapes that beg for a moment of release.
  — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024