How to Use high and low in a Sentence
high and low
adverb- I've been looking high and low for my glasses.
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So thank you, thank you to all the people in our lives that have been there for each of us through all the highs and lows.
— Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 19 July 2019 -
The tool pulsates at two speeds—high and low—and is recommended for all skin types.
— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2024 -
Because winds flow between those highs and lows, warming affects the broad patterns of winds across the globe.
— Annie Sneed, Scientific American, 16 Aug. 2019 -
Its crystal clear audio can hit frequencies high and low thanks to both a woofer and a tweeter inside.
— Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024 -
His ability to remain the same through highs and lows has prompted teammates to emulate him.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2019 -
What follows becomes a cat and mouse game and a mix of high and low tech that climaxes in a tense twist, with some shade thrown at corporations, too.
— Carole Horst, Variety, 9 Sep. 2024 -
Recent months have shown a growing divergence between the high and low ends of the U.S. market.
— Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 31 July 2019 -
These photos don’t tell the real story, the highs and lows of what life is really like living in less than 200 square feet.
— Megan Barber, Curbed, 8 Aug. 2019 -
Reeling, Kendall searches high and low for cocaine, and finally finds an off-duty waiter who promises to hook him up.
— Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 10 Aug. 2019 -
The city set record daily high and low temperatures, with a high of 96 and a low of 86, according to the weather service.
— Jesus Jimenez, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2019 -
In Harlan County, the bankruptcy caused unusual turmoil even in a place accustomed to coal’s highs and lows.
— Chris Kenning, The Courier-Journal, 27 July 2019 -
For the interior, Schindler describes her design approach as one that attempts to balance high and low—and centers on humble materials and forms.
— Samantha Weiss Hills, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2019 -
In fact, Earth warmed and cooled unevenly, with different regions reaching peak high and low temperatures at different times, two new studies suggest.
— Sid Perkins, Science | AAAS, 24 July 2019 -
Perhaps counterintuitively, daily highs and lows show different things about our climate, Thoman explained.
— Shady Grove Oliver, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Sep. 2019 -
The resulting confrontation between the two women played out in a hospital room, and was one of the most thrilling onscreen depictions of the highs and lows of female friendship in recent memory.
— Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2019 -
The league has searched high and low for the next Tom Brady.
— Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 2 Jan. 2020 -
Even the foods that were served sometimes are high and low.
— Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Nov. 2021 -
Thank you all for standing by my side through the highs and lows.
— Ruth Kinane, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2019 -
Here's a look at high and low temps in the Denver, CO area over the next few days.
— Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020 -
Years of high and low crops are normal for many fruit trees.
— Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2022 -
This works for high and low ponytails, as well as buns.
— Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 26 May 2021 -
For the fall 2021 season, brands high and low embraced the nylon bag.
— Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2021 -
While high and low, as the mad fit invades, Bellow the same trite nonsense through the shades.
— Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 23 Aug. 2022 -
Here’s the true story behind the movie Judy, and the highs and lows of Garland’s life in and out of the spotlight.
— Suyin Haynes, Time, 26 Sep. 2019 -
Patients deemed high and low risk by the AI were enrolled.
— Casey Ross Reprints, STAT, 29 Apr. 2021 -
Trends are always a part of antiquing, with highs and lows.
— Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 16 Jan. 2020 -
Browns fans from around the country and the world have followed their favorite team through the highs and lows.
— Cameron Fields, cleveland, 29 Nov. 2019 -
The cluck is just a series of high and low notes in quick succession.
— Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 2 Jan. 2020 -
In the Jaguars' fourth game of the season, Spickler went down with high and low sprains in her right ankle.
— Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2021
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