high

Example Sentences

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He has high standards and can be brisk in cutting off lawyers not up to snuff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

For the first time in more than half a century, astronauts will fly around the Moon on Monday, marking the high point of the Artemis 2's lunar mission.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

A look at The Times’ top 25 high school baseball rankings for the Southland after the seventh week of the season:

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

"I've always had to be careful what I spend and how I spend it. The cost of living got so high, it's a struggle," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

There was the high bench over which Father had bent for so many years, doing the delicate, painstaking work that was known as the finest in Holland.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom