How to Use on high in a Sentence
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The valleys and peaks around Innsbruck were already on high avalanche alert.
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William Finnegan,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
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The total amount though, may need to increase based on high temperatures.
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ABC News,
29 July 2025
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No amount of cold pasta salads, iced tea, pool days, or ceiling fans on high speed offer true relief to these dog days of summer.
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Emma Ashe,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
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Pakistani officials said an uneasy calm prevailed along the border Monday, with security forces remaining on high alert.
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Abdul Qahar Afghan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
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Pakistani officials said an uneasy calm prevailed along the Pakistan‑Afghanistan border Monday, with security forces remaining on high alert.
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ABC News,
29 June 2026
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The legislation expands freight programs, places additional emphasis on high-priority freight corridors, creates new freight planning initiatives and includes provisions intended to improve movement of agricultural products and other commodities.
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Stephen Martin,
Oklahoma Watch,
28 June 2026
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The Interim Storage Partners (ISP) venture received its away-from-reactor storage license from the NRC in 2021, but Texas enacted a ban on high-level radioactive waste storage the same year and sought judicial review.
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Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
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