How to Use heighten in a Sentence

heighten

verb

• The plan will only heighten tensions between the two groups.
• Tensions between the two groups have heightened.
• This tragedy has heightened our awareness of the need for improved safety measures.
• The pressure was heightened as the clock ticks down on 2023.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023
• In hip-hop, that pressure to fit in and show off is heightened.
  — Glenn Gamboa, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
• That heightened the emotions around some of those scenes.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2023
• Those themes were heightened by making Louis a Black gay man.
  — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2023
• The urge to try new flavors and spend a little too lavishly will be heightened as Venus squares Uranus (on the 9th) and Jupiter (on the 22nd).
  — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2023
• As the day goes on, the nerves heighten into something akin to hysteria.
  — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 17 Aug. 2023
• The reports have heightened scrutiny of the justices and come amid a lack of transparency and an ethics code at the court.
  — David Voreacos, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
• And, of course, that will translate to Carlos, but it’s heightened on such a tremendous level.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 16 May 2023
• The earthy and sweet scent may be heightened due to the higher concentration of cannabinoids and terpenes.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023
• Two high-profile murders of teachers have heightened fears over the Islamist threat in schools.
  — Joseph Ataman, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
• Smith told members Sunday the church is taking steps to heighten safety.
  — Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 11 Dec. 2023
• That has heightened concerns about how to protect athletes and fans in late July and August.
  — Catherine Porter, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
• The worry of litigation was heightened by the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe v. Wade.
  — oregonlive, 8 June 2023
• Use plants like art to brighten or heighten a corner, fill an empty wall, or soften a hard edge.
  — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2024
• The cool thing is that studies have found that creativity is heightened during the alpha brain wave state.
  — Kristine Jepsen, Parents, 6 Nov. 2023
• The Aquarius moon heightens your intuition around a home matter.
  — USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
• Dubrovnik, Croatia The rise in Croatian tourism has improved the ease of travel, and the country's low crime rate heightens the appeal.
  — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2023
• But the direct intervention of both Iran and the US in recent weeks has heightened fears that the proxy conflict between the two could turn into a direct one.
  — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 24 Jan. 2024
• Venus and Uranus in Taurus aspect each other, heightening the need to be free and create our own story.
  — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 5 Dec. 2023
• The risk of dry lightning sparking wildfires will remain heightened through Wednesday before the moisture moves in.
  — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023
• Still, the new research shows that the addition of plastic particles may further heighten that risk.
  — Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 28 Mar. 2024
• The biggest reason for this is what's called the entourage effect, where the other components of the cannabis plant that are less refined work in tandem with the CBD to heighten the effects.
  — Chrono Therapeutics, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
• The sense of urgency may be heightened by the fact that Beijing is confronting some of its biggest challenges since Mr. Xi’s ascension more than a decade ago.
  — Vivian Wang, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
• The stakes are heightened when Chris, who works in the sales department of a plastics company, learns three days before the holiday that he is being laid off.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Dec. 2023
• The choices the United States makes with regard to its own nuclear forces can either heighten—or reduce—the risk of nuclear war.
  — Ankit Panda, The New Republic, 24 Oct. 2023
• The notion was to give the show’s opening scenes more heft, and after the shipwreck, to heighten the impression of the surviving quartet’s isolation.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
• The trial also appears to have heightened Paxton’s legal risks.
  — Paul J. Weber, Jake Bleiberg, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 7 May 2024