How to Use high water in a Sentence

high water

noun

• The Brittons said they were used to high water levels in the river at this time of year.
  — Claire Colbert, CNN, 17 June 2022
• Some drivers in the city became stuck in high water on the roadways.
  — Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 4 Oct. 2022
• All were fine and the area is clear, but people are advised to not drive through high water.
  — The Enquirer, 20 May 2022
• In Peru, two people died from the high water, per Reuters.
  — Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2022
• The fire department said motorists were trapped on the road amid high waters.
  — Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
• The field, rather than lush with shin-high water, crunched underfoot.
  — Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 22 July 2022
• Peggy managed to slide open the window and climbed into the cold chest-high water.
  — Janine Zeitlin, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2022
• The high water content in the body is necessary to address all our needs.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 13 Jan. 2023
• Five of those are top 10s, including the high water mark of this week’s third place finish.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2023
• The bathtub ring of light minerals shows the high water mark of the reservoir which has fallen to record lows.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
• Half of the trip takes him through thigh-high water in a patchy forest where clusters of trees have already been chopped.
  — New York Times, 13 July 2022
• Few fish were in sight; perhaps the high water had delayed their arrival.
  — Chris Santella, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022
• Across the south, families waded through high water in search of dry land.
  — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
• First responders searched for people trapped by the high water as the region braced for more storms.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2022
• Northwest Rock Creek Road is closed near 220th Avenue due to high water.
  — oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2022
• What the Ham & Eggers should do is tell people to enjoy the rain by driving their cars through high water.
  — Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2023
• These are common in body washes due to the high water content, which can cause products to go bad.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 June 2022
• The high water pressure and rotating heads help get into those hard-to-reach places like the back of your mouth or close to your gum line.
  — Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2023
• But 2009 was a high water mark for the moody, melodic strain of Sadboi rap, where no amount of fame or money could fill the void left by the one that got away.
  — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
• Though be advised that some high water pressure and detergents can dull the edge and loosen the handle.
  — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 27 Jan. 2023
• Photos from the weather service showed the high water levels there.
  — Sophie Reardon, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2022
• The surge of floodwaters there swept away and killed a woman Sunday night and forced dozens of high water rescues.
  — Jennifer Gray, CNN, 10 July 2023
• His mother, Lori Smith, waded to a shelter through knee-high water, the baby tied to a neighbor’s back in a bedsheet.
  — Reginald Dwayne Betts, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022
• Needless to say, high water, as deep as a foot or a foot-and-a-half was reported flowing over streets and roads in St. Mary’s, as streams came out of their banks.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 10 July 2022
• Grab your emergency kit and head to higher ground on foot before high water hits your doorstep.
  — Angela Fritz, CNN, 29 July 2022
• Roads were choked with water and debris and, in one case, a person was seen kayaking down a street swamped by windshield-high water.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2023
• Trout, the professor, said a butter with a high water content would make a product like that harder to make.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2023
• Teams from Orange County made rescues for people and pets in waist-high water.
  — Travis Caldwell, CNN, 30 Sep. 2022
• Along Kenilworth Avenue at Riverdale Road, a number of lanes were blocked by high water.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022
• If your home was hit by high water or a wildfire, would your important papers be safe?
  — Nerdwallet, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024