How to Use the high jump in a Sentence

the high jump

noun
  • Dick Fosbury flopping over the bar in the high jump.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
  • Crooke ran three races and jumped 18 times in all (12 on the high jump) on a hot day.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 4 June 2023
  • Rather, while waiting for the high jump to start, my dad and I watched one of the relays.
    — Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The first was 96 years ago — Ethel Catherwood in the high jump.
    — Gadi Schwartz, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Ellen also shone in track, earning all-district honors for the high jump.
    — Nasha Smith, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Hernandez wasn't there, and was already warming up for the high jump.
    — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
  • Kolawole cleared 6-2 in the high jump for his sixth win in eight meets this season.
    — Bill Blewett, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
  • Also competed in basketball and in the high jump for the track and field team.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Félix and Elodie were athletes Félix was a track and field star who excelled in the high jump.
    — Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Félix and Elodie were athletes Félix was a track and field star who excelled in the high jump.
    — Jacklyn Krol, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
  • Hill set a personal record with a 5-7 3/4 clearance in the high jump.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
  • Senior Soleil Dixon won the high jump (5-4) and finished fifth in the triple jump.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
  • The senior also took first in the high jump as well as third place in the triple jump at New Englands.
    — Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 19 July 2024
  • Hernandez tied with two other girls in the high jump, with the three of them all clearing the same height and sharing the gold.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
  • Babe would go on to win a gold medal in the 80-meter hurdles and the javelin throw and a silver medal in the high jump.
    — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • Three of the six state qualifiers in the high jump were from Orange County.
    — Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
  • Hernandez ultimately shared first place in the triple jump and the high jump and shared second in the long jump.
    — Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
  • For the boys, sophomore Enzo Bruno won a district title in the high jump.
    — Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Nieve Oliver will also compete at state in the high jump.
    — Patricia Babcock McGraw Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
  • Sampson is also on Crete-Monee’s track and field team and competes in the high jump.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Zebras head football coach Micheal Williams was stunned by Crutchfield’s feat in the high jump.
    — Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Weaver and Emmanuel both cleared personal-bests of 6-9 1/2 in the high jump.
    — Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The full crowd had arrived, and the sun was starting to come out by the time the high jump started, as a buzz started to build in the stadium.
    — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
  • Harel became a two-time state champion after winning the high jump last year by clearing 6-9 at the state meet.
    — Gqlshare, Daily News, 1 June 2026
  • Hernandez went on to win two state titles later that night, bouncing back from the loss in the long jump to dominate the high jump and long jump.
    — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
  • Moorpark’s Davis Benson, a sophomore, cleared 6-10 in the high jump.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Dwight Stones—Dominated the high jump while at Long Beach State.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • Sydney Billington was also fourth in the high jump invite with a career-best clearance of 6-0.
    — Christina Long, Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Rylan Kennedy, a Texas A&M football signee, has won the high jump in four of the first five meets of the season.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Bloomfield’s Ethan Rowe opened the day with a big win in the high jump, setting a meet record with a jump of 6 feet, 11 inches.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026

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