How to Use high and low in a Sentence

high and low

adverb
  • I've been looking high and low for my glasses.
  • The raw, the cooked and the quirky each had its high and low points.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Mar. 2018
  • The high and low tables sit side-by-side.
    — Alexa Stone january 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Thank you all for standing by my side through the highs and lows.
    — Ruth Kinane, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Through every high and low, your love has carried us.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Through every high and low, your love has carried us.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Through every high and low, your love has carried us.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • There are six judges and the highest and lowest scores are dropped.
    — Magan Crane, The Seattle Times, 11 Feb. 2018
  • The cars rush by, first in a great pack, two lines, side by side on the high and low sides of the track.
    — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 22 Mar. 2019
  • Catch up on the best—and worst—suits from draft night with our roundup of the fashion highs and lows.
    — Dan Greene, SI.com, 22 June 2018
  • This past month has been one of highs and lows for Kardashian.
    — Vogue, 12 May 2018
  • So auction prices have to be taken with a grain of salt, both on the high and low side.
    — Bloomberg.com, 4 Apr. 2018
  • The cluck is just a series of high and low notes in quick succession.
    — Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 2 Jan. 2020
  • The menu is tight and snacky, elegant and gimmicky, high and low.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
  • The credits include a mix of high and low, many of which are still shoppable.
    — Glamour, 2 Apr. 2019
  • Very high and low waistbands are also hard to pull off—so when in doubt, opt for a mid-rise.
    — Avery Matera, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Now, the Fed controls short-term rates by setting a high and low end for the range.
    — Michael S. Derby, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2018
  • The past decade has been filled with highs and lows for Odom, who has battled substance abuse.
    — Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com, 11 July 2018
  • 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
  • Like just about every year, 2024 was a mixed bag with both high and low points.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Taylor’s four years in the NFL have been full of highs and lows.
    — Kent Somers, azcentral, 26 May 2018
  • 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
  • Kash Doll takes us through the highs and lows of being a woman in control.
    — Kayla Cockrel, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2019
  • The Odeon would be something else, a collision of high and low.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2021
  • But the 24-year-old has dealt with each high and low with his trademark calm and cool demeanor.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • My hair has grown since 2012, of course, but there have been plenty of highs and lows.
    — Shanelle Drakeford, Allure, 12 May 2018
  • The charm of Meghan Markle’s wardrobe has always been its compelling mix of high and low.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2018
  • 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
  • The new range implies 8% to 9% growth, up by a percentage point on the high and low ends.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 29 May 2025
  • 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

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