How to Use high jump in a Sentence

high jump

noun
  • Ford was first in the high jump with a 5-foot-5-inch best leap.
    — Al.com Reports, al, 16 May 2022
  • Once such moment came in the first event of the meet for them, the high jump.
    — Joe Magill, cleveland, 10 June 2021
  • Stout has a chance to eclipse the school record in high jump, which is 6-2.
    — Terry Monahan, Pomerado News, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Of course, the high jump bar doesn’t try to tackle you, either.
    — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Field events include the long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, shot put and weight throw.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Hernandez took first place in the girls' high jump and triple jump, and third place in the long jump.
    — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
  • Schuller finished sixth in the high jump at state, clearing 5-4.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 26 May 2021
  • The truck needed to carry mats for the high jump likely wouldn’t fit through the door.
    — Kevin Armstrong, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Some very high jumps from the skinniest quadruped ever.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Smith won the gold in high jump, setting the school mark at 5 feet, 7 inches.
    — Mike Owens, Philly.com, 2 June 2018
  • Gates also won the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 11 inches.
    — oregonlive, 22 May 2022
  • Last year, the trans athlete won two state championships in girls' triple jump and high jump.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Hernandez went on to take first place in high jump and triple jump, and second place in long jump.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Hernandez went on to take first place in high jump and triple jump, and second place in long jump.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • As this was ongoing, Lake pressed on with her high jump career.
    — George Ramsay, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • The senior came up just short of breaking a 21-year-old state record in the boys’ high jump.
    — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, 19 June 2021
  • Stanton won the state title in the high jump with a leap of 6 feet, 7 inches.
    — Jeff Seidel, baltimoresun.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Joseph Schultz placed second in the high jump with a jump of 5 feet 4 inches.
    — Dan Brown, Ramona Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2018
  • Jackson Rigney also tried high jump for the first time and won the meet with 5′0.
    — oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2021
  • In the spring, Murphy also advanced to state in the high jump for Metea.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Dingle won the high jump at Niles West with a leap of 5 feet, 2 inches.
    — Jon J. Kerr, chicagotribune.com, 12 May 2018
  • But Hernandez only finished tied for fourth in high jump.
    — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
  • Valeriy Brumel won the high jump, but Ralph Boston was edged out in the long jump.
    — Houston Mitchell, latimes.com, 9 July 2019
  • Davy Sanders was a three-event winner in the high jump, long jump and 4x400 relay.
    — oregonlive, 5 May 2021
  • At the same moment, AB was preparing for a high jump attempt.
    — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
  • Hernandez finished first in the girls’ high jump and triple jump, received first-place medals in both events and placed third in the long jump.
    — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
  • There are no dramatic, sudden huge improvements or breakthroughs in the girls high jump.
    — Glenn Reeves, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Smith won the high jump, while the Murray sisters won the long jump (Kiara) and triple jump (Tahlea).
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, baltimoresun.com, 5 June 2021
  • Isabella Sanchez equaled the eighth-best Cougars’ high jump ever (5 feet, 1 feet).
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Jones shared the state meet record in the high jump for 38 years and held the IU indoor record for 26 years.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2020

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