high and low

adverb

Examples of high and low in a Sentence

I've been looking high and low for my glasses.
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Adventure centers, camps and corporate retreat facilities hire facilitators who operate high and low ropes courses, team-building programs and challenge activities. Marco Buscaglia, Boston Herald, 5 May 2025 It’s been replicated in over 600 studies, ranging from wealthy to developing nations; English- and non-English-speaking countries; in places with both high and low incomes and life expectancies. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025 The sun goes through periods of high and low magnetic activity in an 11-year cycle. Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025 A couple research reviews have noted a lack of evidence for a link between caffeine intake and endo risk, while a study looking at data from a multiyear survey found that both high and low levels of caffeine consumption may correlate with greater risk…. Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high and low

Word History

First Known Use

1525, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of high and low was in 1525

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“High and low.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20and%20low. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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