high summer

phrase

: in the middle of summer
The town is filled with tourists in high summer.

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Right now, in high summer, find me on a stool in the nook’s half-light sipping a cocktail simply called Peach. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 This helps meet high summer demand in Sichuan and the Chengdu-Chongqing region. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026 During a stretch of high summer temperatures, the family complained about the indoor temperature. Destenie Nock, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026 Mitch Krayton, a Denver travel agent, warns against the Arctic or Alaska in high summer. Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for high summer

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“High summer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20summer. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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