plural lowlights
1
: a particularly bad or unpleasant event, detail, or part
2
: an area of the hair made a darker color (as through the application of chemical substances)
—usually plural
And his last rule of thumb is to start with a neutral, all-over color—without it, your highlights and lowlights won't pop.—
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Rachel NussbaumExamples of lowlight in a Sentence
That meal turned out to be one of the lowlights of our vacation.
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Carter Yakemchuk continues to make his case for NHL minutes, but his most enduring moment on Tuesday was a lowlight, trying to stave off punches from Canadiens enforcer Florian Xhekaj.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Two of the lowlights included Zach Sieler’s roughing-the-kicker penalty that eventually led to the Bills’ go-ahead touchdown, as well as Tua Tagovailoa’s interception on a potential game-tying drive.
—Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
The Smashing Machine takes an unflinching look at his life and career, examining both the highlights and the lowlights, including the injuries that led to an opioid addiction and the emotional cost of being a fighter.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
While the Lions' offense was largely the team's biggest problem in Week 1, their defense had its fair share of lowlights to come in the game as well.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Two of the lowlights included Zach Sieler’s roughing-the-kicker penalty that eventually led to the Bills’ go-ahead touchdown, as well as Tua Tagovailoa’s interception on a potential game-tying drive.
—Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
The Smashing Machine takes an unflinching look at his life and career, examining both the highlights and the lowlights, including the injuries that led to an opioid addiction and the emotional cost of being a fighter.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
While the Lions' offense was largely the team's biggest problem in Week 1, their defense had its fair share of lowlights to come in the game as well.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lowlight
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“Lowlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lowlight. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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