How to Use elevation in a Sentence

elevation

noun
  • We charted the elevations in her temperature.
  • The road does have some elevation changes, so be ready to climb or bring an e-bike.
    Robert Annis, Outside Online, 3 July 2025
  • The plumber had no choice but to bring the pipe into the house at this elevation.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • This was the highest elevation point and the city grew around it.
    Eva Flowe june 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
  • That said, there are some local chefs who have played a part in its elevation.
    Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2024
  • At the end of each hike, make a note of how that distance and elevation felt to you.
    Diana Helmuth, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2023
  • First and foremost, keep an eye out for elevations that meet your needs.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Walk at an incline in a gym or add elevations such as hills or stairs to your route.
    Kristin Canning, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Richh wants mastery of his craft and elevation for the team.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • At such extreme elevations, the thin air can take a toll.
    Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The elevation gain from the parking lot to the peak is more than six thousand feet.
    William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • But Randy took that pin that was already on the map and brought it to a new elevation.
    Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The trek is along a wide dirt trail with minimum elevation gain.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Every dope boy got elevation, but a good artist don’t ever leave what got them there.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
  • On the east side, well-to-do homes sprawl toward the canyons, gaining in elevation.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The trail runs between a quarter-mile and a half-mile through the woods with light elevation changes.
    Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Up to a foot of snow is forecast to fall in lower elevation areas.
    Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Mar. 2026
  • From this elevation a traveler would have seen the earth as a rounded slope of green and brown.
    Rachel Riederer, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021
  • And of course, the bad part of that is that the lower elevations is where everybody lives.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
  • Guess Guess is taking brand elevation to new heights.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
  • By the start of summer, the lower elevation plains east of the mountains were lush and green.
    Jason Samenow, Jacob Feuerstein, Becky Bolinger, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Many are found in small numbers in higher elevation forests.
    ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • In the meantime, things are great below the alpine elevations.
    John Meyer, Denver Post, 12 June 2025
  • The ocean is just land at a slightly lower elevation with water above it.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
  • And winds are stronger at higher elevations.
    Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
  • The green is guarded by two bunkers on each side that will catch plenty of shots that misjudge the elevation.
    CBS News, 10 May 2026
  • Yadong green pit vipers live in forests at elevations of about 6,000 feet, the study said.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The one thing television can’t do, even now, is give viewers a sense of the changes in elevation.
    Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 30 Mar. 2022
  • My chest feels tight as my heart pumps against the elevation, though some of this sensation may simply be awe.
    Alexandra Oliva june 1, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
  • The climber came to rest at an elevation of 11,300 feet.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside, 10 Mar. 2026

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