1
: involving great risk
a financial high-wire act
2
: daring
high-wire prose

Examples of high-wire in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Even if you guys are on the same page, talking about politics is a high-wire act. Julia Ries, SELF, 16 Sep. 2024 That’s a high-wire act to pull off, to keep the momentum going on a TV series, especially in this climate. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024 To take on such a high-wire film role after a seven-year hiatus — and after enduring the public scrutiny that inevitably follows when a celebrity dares to share their identity with the world — speaks not just to Page’s bravery, but to his curiosity as an artist. Amos Mac, Them, 7 Aug. 2024 Tour the Titanic at COSI, or check out classic science exhibits like the high-wire unicycle and Planetarium. Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for high-wire 

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Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of high-wire was in 1956

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“High-wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-wire. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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