How to Use high-octane in a Sentence

high-octane

adjective
  • The result is a high-octane duet with both Love and Cher belting out the yearning lyrics.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2023
  • That kind of ball control played into the Hogs' game plan to keep the high-octane Ole Miss offense off the field.
    Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2023
  • The 2023 World Cup moves on to the knockout stages, a high-octane, two-week, win-or-go-home endeavor.
    Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
  • This song is a hold-on-tight, rocket ride of high-octane music.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Millionaire’s Row, is a quiet respite from the high-octane clubs and bars.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024
  • But Sandy now has a high-octane legal team in her corner.
    Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2023
  • In these worlds, there is passion and the high-octane thrill of the sport, the halftime team talks that are straight out of the movies, scores straight out of Chariots of Fire.
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Adam is a more freewheeling wing and one of three sophomores who start for the high-octane Bluejays.
    Billy Witz, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The high-octane energy of the entire room had the location on Broome Street buzzing.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Andy Cohen put himself in the hot seat for a high-octane start to BravoCon 2023.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Built on a precision-fit last, the Vective Sky fits true to size and is ready for your next high-octane outing.
    Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Would the Dukes succeed in slowing BYU’s high-octane offense and turn the duel into a rock fight?
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Both Cancún and Los Cabos run the gamut, from high-octane parties to low-key events with live music.
    Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2023
  • After all, Whitmore is no threat to blow away hitters with high-octane gas.
    Brian Robin, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2024
  • And once on scene, paramedics and EMTs have to snap out of a high-octane mindset to provide calm, thoughtful medical care.
    Marion Renault, STAT, 7 July 2023
  • Megill features a high-octane fastball that averaged 98 mph last year with the Twins.
    Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2023
  • The band’s high-octane set was ridiculous and indulgent in a carefree, childlike way.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Menus at the world’s best cocktail bars use a sliding scale, from non-alcoholic drinks to the high-octane variety.
    Megan Krigbaum, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2024
  • After all, being well dressed is our collective job, and what is Fashion Week but a shiny, high-octane day at the office?
    Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Unlike in the more high-octane Hamptons, where self-promotion is a virtue, few, if any, Ferraris roll down these narrow lanes.
    Holly Peterson, Town & Country, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Despite the high-octane energy pulsating through the stadium, the night was far from over.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 Mar. 2024
  • But that high-octane energy also got him in foul trouble.
    Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
  • The 10th installment in Universal’s high-octane franchise, which came out in May, is now available to stream on Peacock.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Goalie Joonas Korpisalo will be the X-factor, especially against the high-octane Oilers in the first round.
    Jimmy Hascup, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2023
  • In his third career major league start — all against high-octane playoff teams from last year — the Dodgers rookie right-hander got stuck in a spin cycle against the Tampa Bay Rays.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2023
  • Jimmy Choo has also provided the record-breaking Grammy winner with shoes for the high-octane tour.
    Justin Ray, Robb Report, 8 June 2023
  • Old friends flooded in; listeners called with high-octane send-offs; Aerosmith’s Tom Hamilton stopped by to pay tribute.
    Katie Thornton, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The costumes, designed by Denise Wingate, offer up the same feeling of high-octane drama and bohemian glamour.
    Meg Walters, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Miller displayed the high-octane repertoire of pitches that propelled him through the A’s system across 4 1/3 innings, allowing two runs, in his MLB debut.
    Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Anna Foley was fired up to play in a high-octane Comcast Tournament matchup as the regular season winds down.
    Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023

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