Examples of high-wire in a Sentence
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The Kings found their television queue, full of serialized show after serialized show, many with high-wire concepts and a limited number of episodes, increasingly daunting to watch instead of being a source of respite after a long day of work.
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Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
This mesmerizing documentary, directed by James Marsh, recounts the story of Philippe Petit, a French high-wire artist who walked between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City in 1974.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
But striking the right tone for Apples Never Fall, the series, while rearranging the book format was a high-wire act only Moriarity herself (who is also an excutive producer) and showrunner/EP Melanie Marnich could have pulled off.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2024
Her audience’s eyes were still recovering from her high-wire gyrations, her postapocalyptic backup ravers, and her many, many lasers.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2023
The result is a madcap high-wire act of choreography and comedy.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2023
The Bruins had taken their high-wire act to new heights while improving to 8-0.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
This mesmerizing documentary, directed by James Marsh, recounts the story of Philippe Petit, a French high-wire artist who walked between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City in 1974.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
But striking the right tone for Apples Never Fall, the series, while rearranging the book format was a high-wire act only Moriarity herself (who is also an excutive producer) and showrunner/EP Melanie Marnich could have pulled off.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2024
Her audience’s eyes were still recovering from her high-wire gyrations, her postapocalyptic backup ravers, and her many, many lasers.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2023
The result is a madcap high-wire act of choreography and comedy.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2023
The Bruins had taken their high-wire act to new heights while improving to 8-0.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1956, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries Near high-wire
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“High-wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-wire. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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