1
: being multistory and equipped with elevators
high-rise apartments
2
: of, relating to, or characterized by high-rise buildings
a high-rise complex
3
: having a longer than standard rise (see rise entry 2 sense 7)
high-rise jeans
There are boxer shorts, low-rise briefs, high-rise briefs, … and colors galore.—
Nancy Lawson
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variants
or less commonly high rise
plural high-rises also high rises
: a building (such as an apartment building) that has multiple stories and is equipped with elevators
They live on the tenth floor of a high-rise.
Examples of high-rise in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebSarah Rappaport, Fortune Europe, 18 Apr. 2024
That said, researchers have found that between 365 million and 988 million birds die hitting buildings across the United States each year, and fewer than 1 percent of those fatalities involve high-rises.
—Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
Another could have hit the Israeli parliament or a high-rise apartment house, causing massive casualties.
—Thomas L. Friedman, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
It will be dismantled after the Games and trucked from the Olympic race venue in Paris' high-rise business district to Sevran, a Paris-area town with less glitter and wealth.
—John Leicester, Quartz, 15 Apr. 2024
For instance, a high-rise apartment project was paused several months ago and has yet to resume, despite the crane remaining in place.
—Kayla Jackson, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
Cabrini-Green, the infamous high-rise project where this story is set, is also a wild choice — since it was demolished in 2011.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Israel has repeatedly attacked hospitals and used massive bombs to level high-rise apartment blocks.
—Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
The pleated skirt has a high-rise waist and a hidden zipper closure for a seamless look.
—Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2024
Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023
After Oksana’s death, Hryhorii and his wife, Ninel, moved into Oksana’s compact, tidy flat in a Kyiv high-rise.
—Alice Martins, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2023
Check out this high-rise, ankle-length pair from Alo Yoga.
—Rachel Simon, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2023
After walking Rivera to her door, festooned with Puerto Rican and American flags, Torrez continued on to her own high-rise apartment, facing Plaza Betances.
—Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
In San Francisco, strong winds shattered glass on skyscrapers and sent a couch sailing from a high-rise apartment to the sidewalk below.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
As a novice developer and Clayton County’s development authority were nearing a deal in the fall of 2021 to provide land for an $800 million high-rise project, top county officials demanded information about his financial capability.
—Leon Stafford, ajc, 24 Mar. 2023
Developer Hall Group began construction in 2021 on the high-rise project which also includes a 19-story luxury apartment tower and a 16-story office building.
—Steve Brown, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2023
In a high-rise building, go to a small interior room or hallway on the lowest floor possible.
—Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2023
Adjective
Fatemi says the buyer is likely to be someone accustomed to high-rise living—perhaps Asian or Middle Eastern—who wants plenty of open space to entertain.
—Sarah Rappaport, Fortune Europe, 18 Apr. 2024
That said, researchers have found that between 365 million and 988 million birds die hitting buildings across the United States each year, and fewer than 1 percent of those fatalities involve high-rises.
—Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
Another could have hit the Israeli parliament or a high-rise apartment house, causing massive casualties.
—Thomas L. Friedman, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
It will be dismantled after the Games and trucked from the Olympic race venue in Paris' high-rise business district to Sevran, a Paris-area town with less glitter and wealth.
—John Leicester, Quartz, 15 Apr. 2024
For instance, a high-rise apartment project was paused several months ago and has yet to resume, despite the crane remaining in place.
—Kayla Jackson, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
Cabrini-Green, the infamous high-rise project where this story is set, is also a wild choice — since it was demolished in 2011.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Israel has repeatedly attacked hospitals and used massive bombs to level high-rise apartment blocks.
—Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
The pleated skirt has a high-rise waist and a hidden zipper closure for a seamless look.
—Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2024
Noun
Quite the opposite: Agolde ‘90s Jeans are what make my high-rise-loving ‘90s-baby heart flutter.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023
After Oksana’s death, Hryhorii and his wife, Ninel, moved into Oksana’s compact, tidy flat in a Kyiv high-rise.
—Alice Martins, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2023
Check out this high-rise, ankle-length pair from Alo Yoga.
—Rachel Simon, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2023
After walking Rivera to her door, festooned with Puerto Rican and American flags, Torrez continued on to her own high-rise apartment, facing Plaza Betances.
—Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
In San Francisco, strong winds shattered glass on skyscrapers and sent a couch sailing from a high-rise apartment to the sidewalk below.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
As a novice developer and Clayton County’s development authority were nearing a deal in the fall of 2021 to provide land for an $800 million high-rise project, top county officials demanded information about his financial capability.
—Leon Stafford, ajc, 24 Mar. 2023
Developer Hall Group began construction in 2021 on the high-rise project which also includes a 19-story luxury apartment tower and a 16-story office building.
—Steve Brown, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2023
In a high-rise building, go to a small interior room or hallway on the lowest floor possible.
—Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2023
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