HIGH in a Sentence
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420 example sentences for HIGH, such as:
1. He batted the ball high into the air.
2. He maintained an attitude of high seriousness.
3. The voice in the hall rose high with annoyance.
4. Only high officials had access to the president.
5. She felt that Edward stood very high in her opinion.
2. He maintained an attitude of high seriousness.
3. The voice in the hall rose high with annoyance.
4. Only high officials had access to the president.
5. She felt that Edward stood very high in her opinion.
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Meanings and Examples of HIGH
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high
n. an air mass of higher than normal pressure
a. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 That hour passed, the sun mounted high in the heavens, but the cottagers did not appear.
2 The river descends rapidly and winds between hills, not high, but steep, and of beautiful forms.
3 We saw many ruined castles standing on the edges of precipices, surrounded by black woods, high and inaccessible.
4 The wind was high, and the waves continually threatened the safety of my little skiff.
5 I was nourished with high thoughts of honour and devotion.
6 And I had the high intention of reading many other books besides.
7 My dear," she told her sister in a high mincing shout, "most of these fellas will cheat you every time.
8 At length the high white steeple of the town met my eyes.
9 The voice in the hall rose high with annoyance.
10 I got him to join up in the American Legion and he used to stand high there.
11 His eloquence and religious fervour had already given the earnest of high eminence in his profession.
12 "So, reverend sir, you have made a visit into the forest," observed the witch-lady, nodding her high head-dress at him.
13 She felt that Edward stood very high in her opinion.
14 My own spirits were high, and I bounded along with feelings of unbridled joy and hilarity.
15 The high and snowy mountains were its immediate boundaries, but I saw no more ruined castles and fertile fields.
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 I'm afraid our needs do not rate very high with this administration.
2 The average food price has not decreased from the high level of a few months ago.
3 He batted the ball high into the air.
4 The old man stood on a pile of bricks almost as high as a house.
5 There is already a high level of environmental contamination.
6 Chemical analysis revealed a high content of copper.
7 She is quick to reproach anyone who doesn't live up to her own high standards.
8 There is a high rate of juvenile delinquency in this area.
9 He maintained an attitude of high seriousness.
10 Only high officials had access to the president.
11 If you want to achieve a high goal, you're going to have to take some chances.
12 There is a high probability that it will snow tonight.
13 No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings.
14 Your sweater will shrink if you wash it at too high a temperature.
15 He expounded traditional Calvinism with its high doctrine of church order.