high summer

idiom

: in the middle of summer

The town is filled with tourists in high summer.

Examples of high summer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In high summer, nearly every dish incorporated flower petals and fresh fruit, including a cappelletti stuffed with aged cow cheese and served with fig leaf oil and a slice of peach. —The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2025

As Qatar in high summer is rather inconsistent with any form of physical exertion, the 2022 World Cup had to be shifted to a November-December time frame. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2025

Factors like consistently high summer overnight temperatures, droughts and heavier-than-usual rains at the wrong time can all disrupt the plants’ pollination — making each full ear of corn less of a guarantee and more of a gamble. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025

New for high summer, is the Soul Series range of one-off pieces (from £850), crafted from pure 100% French silk. —Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for high summer

• midsummer
• newcomer
• bummer
• comer
• drummer
• dumber
• hummer
• plumber
• plummer
• somer
• trimer