1
: being multistory and equipped with elevators
high-rise apartments
2
: of, relating to, or characterized by high-rise buildings
a high-rise complex
3
: having a longer than standard rise (see rise entry 2 sense 7)
high-rise jeans
There are boxer shorts, low-rise briefs, high-rise briefs, … and colors galore.—
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variants
or less commonly high rise
plural high-rises also high rises
: a building (such as an apartment building) that has multiple stories and is equipped with elevators
They live on the tenth floor of a high-rise.
Examples of high-rise in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebLouisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
The pleated skirt has a high-rise waist and a hidden zipper closure for a seamless look.
—Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2024
The timing felt right… After years of high-rise jeans, the lower rise felt fresh again.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
Her mom, unemployed and clinically stressed science journalist Fanny (Paprika Steen), looks set to be shipped out like most Danes to a more challenging destination such as a shabby high-rise suburb of Bucharest with eight people per apartment and a dormitory bedroom.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
Air conditioners were blown out of high-rises in the city, while more than 2,000 trees were toppled, state media said.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The Trump family recently secured the right from local city officials to build as many as five high-rise buildings with a total of 1,410 condos and villas at the Trump Doral resort.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Politics More shelter beds, high-rise housing and a labor deal: Gloria, seeking re-election, sets lofty goals for San Diego
Jan. 10, 2024
Laing said funding for the new shelter would not require cutting funding for any other city homelessness efforts.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
From Biscayne Bay to Coconut Grove, high-rise condos in Miami appear to be a dime a dozen.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023
After Oksana’s death, Hryhorii and his wife, Ninel, moved into Oksana’s compact, tidy flat in a Kyiv high-rise.
—Alice Martins, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2023
Check out this high-rise, ankle-length pair from Alo Yoga.
—Rachel Simon, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2023
After walking Rivera to her door, festooned with Puerto Rican and American flags, Torrez continued on to her own high-rise apartment, facing Plaza Betances.
—Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
In San Francisco, strong winds shattered glass on skyscrapers and sent a couch sailing from a high-rise apartment to the sidewalk below.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
As a novice developer and Clayton County’s development authority were nearing a deal in the fall of 2021 to provide land for an $800 million high-rise project, top county officials demanded information about his financial capability.
—Leon Stafford, ajc, 24 Mar. 2023
Developer Hall Group began construction in 2021 on the high-rise project which also includes a 19-story luxury apartment tower and a 16-story office building.
—Steve Brown, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2023
In a high-rise building, go to a small interior room or hallway on the lowest floor possible.
—Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2023
Adjective
Israel has repeatedly attacked hospitals and used massive bombs to level high-rise apartment blocks.
—Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
The pleated skirt has a high-rise waist and a hidden zipper closure for a seamless look.
—Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2024
The timing felt right… After years of high-rise jeans, the lower rise felt fresh again.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
Her mom, unemployed and clinically stressed science journalist Fanny (Paprika Steen), looks set to be shipped out like most Danes to a more challenging destination such as a shabby high-rise suburb of Bucharest with eight people per apartment and a dormitory bedroom.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
Air conditioners were blown out of high-rises in the city, while more than 2,000 trees were toppled, state media said.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The Trump family recently secured the right from local city officials to build as many as five high-rise buildings with a total of 1,410 condos and villas at the Trump Doral resort.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Politics More shelter beds, high-rise housing and a labor deal: Gloria, seeking re-election, sets lofty goals for San Diego
Jan. 10, 2024
Laing said funding for the new shelter would not require cutting funding for any other city homelessness efforts.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
From Biscayne Bay to Coconut Grove, high-rise condos in Miami appear to be a dime a dozen.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
Noun
Quite the opposite: Agolde ‘90s Jeans are what make my high-rise-loving ‘90s-baby heart flutter.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023
After Oksana’s death, Hryhorii and his wife, Ninel, moved into Oksana’s compact, tidy flat in a Kyiv high-rise.
—Alice Martins, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2023
Check out this high-rise, ankle-length pair from Alo Yoga.
—Rachel Simon, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2023
After walking Rivera to her door, festooned with Puerto Rican and American flags, Torrez continued on to her own high-rise apartment, facing Plaza Betances.
—Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
In San Francisco, strong winds shattered glass on skyscrapers and sent a couch sailing from a high-rise apartment to the sidewalk below.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
As a novice developer and Clayton County’s development authority were nearing a deal in the fall of 2021 to provide land for an $800 million high-rise project, top county officials demanded information about his financial capability.
—Leon Stafford, ajc, 24 Mar. 2023
Developer Hall Group began construction in 2021 on the high-rise project which also includes a 19-story luxury apartment tower and a 16-story office building.
—Steve Brown, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2023
In a high-rise building, go to a small interior room or hallway on the lowest floor possible.
—Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2023
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