Examples of high beam in a Sentence
The car's headlights were on high beam.
Turn off your high beams.
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Also standard are automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, forward collision warning, lane departure prevention, rear cross-traffic alert, driver attention monitor, high beam assist and traffic sign recognition.
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Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Compounding the danger are drivers who flip on hazard lights while moving or let automatic headlights switch to high beams, both of which reduce visibility for everyone else.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Jan. 2026
Arizona Revised Statute 28-942 mandates drivers to dim the high beams when following another vehicle or approaching oncoming traffic.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Multiple readers noted that motorists in vehicles new and old drive around with their high beams constantly on.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 11 Jan. 2026
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Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Compounding the danger are drivers who flip on hazard lights while moving or let automatic headlights switch to high beams, both of which reduce visibility for everyone else.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Jan. 2026
Arizona Revised Statute 28-942 mandates drivers to dim the high beams when following another vehicle or approaching oncoming traffic.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Multiple readers noted that motorists in vehicles new and old drive around with their high beams constantly on.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 11 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for high beam
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“High beam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20beam. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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