How to Use altitude in a Sentence

altitude

noun
  • The plane lost altitude rapidly.
  • Some visitors find it difficult to adjust to the city's high altitude.
  • Yet the album is proof that the group hasn’t lost any altitude.
    — Harry Levin, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2021
  • On the screen, the readings of altitude and range ticked up and down.
    — Andrew E. Kramer Nicole Tung, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2023
  • It’s been a week of welcome change, in terms of temps and altitudes.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
  • While most stocks have nosedived this year, a few have gained altitude.
    — John Dorfman, Forbes, 27 June 2022
  • At higher altitudes, balls tend to fly straighter and curve less.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • This is due, in part, to its higher altitude.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026
  • As the altitude changes, so does the pressure.
    — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Much of our work is in the Andes at very high altitudes.
    — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
  • This eclipse occurs at a very low altitude in Spain.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 June 2026
  • When the plane is at cruising altitude, the risk will be at its lowest.
    — Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 19 July 2022
  • The altitude proved to be the most challenging part of the hike.
    — Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Feeling the air and the altitude with a kind of wonder.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Trees in the desert are like oxygen at high altitude — scarce and precious.
    — Yvette Fernandez, NPR, 9 June 2025
  • And the altitude at which freezing persists year-round has risen sharply.
    — Alessio Perrone, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Sawe trains at high altitude in western Kenya.
    — Emmanuel Igunza, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
  • No one 40 years ago played pitch-and-catch with themselves at that altitude.
    — Kevin Sherrington feb. 10, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • But the bone-dry cabin air and the altitude can really mess things up.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 June 2025
  • Both players were swarmed by teammates, as the team will head home with six points from two games at altitude.
    — Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The jet stream is a highway of air at high altitudes which steers weather systems.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • Not even the altitude of Bolivia will be enough to turn around that scoreline.
    — Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The weather was nice today, besides the altitude, which is not easy for us.
    — Caitlin Murray, oregonlive, 6 May 2021
  • The storms form as a result of changes in the jet stream — air currents that flow from west to east at high altitudes.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The low altitude prevents sore arches, and the lack of straps means no blisters.
    — Vogue, 28 Apr. 2022
  • In the afternoon, the sun can be more intense at high altitude.
    — Susan Montoya Bryan, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The spa Take it easy while adjusting to the altitude.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Others, like Vacek, return home but sleep in an altitude tent.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • The altitude, the wind and specifics of course make every mountain distinct.
    — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 5 Feb. 2022
  • The rocket flew for less than three seconds and reached an altitude of about 41 feet.
    — Briana Alvarado, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026

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