How to Use high in a Sentence

high

1 of 3 adjective

• The bush is six feet high.
• The airplane was high above the clouds.
• They have a home in the high country.
• She earns a high salary.
• The houses are built on high ground.
• His books are in high demand.
• The apartment has high ceilings.
• He's being treated for high blood pressure.
• They reached speeds as high as 100 mph.
• Read about the high-stakes case.
  — Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
• And here’s why that tragedy plays as high camp.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
• Don’t get too high, don’t get too low, just stay steady.
  — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
• The stakes are even higher now.
  — Ruth Vitale, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
• The stakes were simply too high.
  — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2025
• Find out how to get rid of your high-rate debt for less now.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 26 May 2026
• For the public, the stakes are high.
  — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• But this year, the stakes are higher.
  — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
• The stakes could not be higher.
  — Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• Never use your high-beam lights.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
• Never use your high-beam lights.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
• Sun and areas of high clouds and very warm.
  — Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
• Pressure high up the pitch to win the ball back.
  — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
• This was a playoff-type game — high stakes.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
• For him, there are few higher terms of praise.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
• This sounds, on the surface, very high camp meets wuh?
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
• Aside from this, the jacket passed all of our tests with high marks.
  — Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
• To keep costs down, many switched to a high-deductible health plan.
  — Jackie Fortiér, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
• Winds gusting as high as 50 mph.
  — Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
• The high will be 67, and the low will be 48.
  — Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 3 Feb. 2026
• Both of those bids fell through, and no other bids have been near as high.
  — Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026

high

2 of 3 adverb

• The painter climbed high on the ladder.
• The hawks were circling high in the air.
• The letters were stacked high on the table.
• Dick kept buzzing high among them.
  — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
• Rivers rise faster and stay high longer.
  — Farshid Vahedifard, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
• The soft-serve here comes piled high on the cone.
  — Kat Robinson River Valley Eats, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2025
• Set the bar high from moment one.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
• Parchment is piled high at its base.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
• Why is your blood pressure high?
  — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
• Also ranks high on health care.
  — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
• Fly high and get tossed around by mountain waves.
  — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
• The leg opening lands high at the top of your leg.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
• Two of those were high-priced to begin with.
  — ABC News, 10 June 2026
• These are very skilled, very high-paying jobs.
  — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
• Cano looked them both in the eyes, his hands held high, his knees locked.
  — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
• This felt like kind of high-fiving my younger self.
  — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 June 2026
• But one worker is stuck high above the stage wrapped in a tarp.
  — Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
• The price-to-sales ratio hit a new all-time high this week.
  — Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
• Griffler’s plane towed us high above the foothills on a thin gray rope.
  — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
• When perched high on the head, the mask could also be worn as a tiara.
  — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 21 Feb. 2026
• Miles matched her season high with 31 points.
  — Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
• Older adults can also get a high-dose flu shot.
  — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 29 Dec. 2025
• This style has a bit of stretch and sits high on the waist, which makes legs look even longer.
  — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
• Maybe emotions are running high on both sides.
  — Kwame Christian, CNBC, 11 May 2026
• Home prices tend to run high in suburbs filled with high earners.
  — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 24 June 2026
• It’s no longer stacked high with only feed and seed products.
  — Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Mar. 2023
• Two more fouls wrapped around a ball, which sailed high and outside, had the count full.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
• Soon the noise became louder and high-pitched.
  — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
• He's also tied his career high with three triples this year.
  — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
• His swing started with his hands high above his shoulders and a leg kick.
  — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 28 June 2026

high

3 of 3 noun

• Oil prices reached a new high last winter.
• The high only lasted a few minutes.
• The forecast is for showers with highs in the 70s.
• The stock is just off the high.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 23 June 2026
• The stock is now at a new high.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
• Gas prices stand at a four-year high.
  — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
• Shares are off 30% from the high.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
• All three are near their all-time highs set a week ago.
  — Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
• Shares are less than 10% from the high.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
• If the gains hold, the stock will stand at a record high.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
• Shares are 8% from the April high.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
• The move pulled the Nikkei back from a record high.
  — Katie Foley, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
• The stock is off 4% from the April high.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 6 May 2026
• Ford is down 15% from the high reached last month.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
• The stock is down 7% from the April high.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 26 May 2026
• The figure marks a four-year high.
  — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
• That's well below the highs set last month.
  — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
• Democrats have also reached new highs and new lows.
  — Robert T.f. Downes, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
• Those figures, too, are record highs.
  — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
• The stock is 18% from its March high.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
• Shares are off 30% from the March high.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 25 June 2026
• The stock is down 20% from the high reached a year ago.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
• Amazon shares surged on the news to close at a record high.
  — Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
• Shares are down 42% from the April high.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
• The stock is off 20% from the June high.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2026
• The stock is down 26% from the June high.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 6 May 2026
• Shares are now off 30% from the April high.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
• Shares are now down 53% from the April high.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
• The stock is 14% from the 52-week high.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
• The highs, the lows, the warmth, the weird little left turns.
  — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 11 Feb. 2026