How to Use high-water in a Sentence

high-water

1 of 2 adjective

• That remains the high-water mark for the past five years.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
• Many fans feel Close to the Edge is the high-water mark off the entire prog era.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
• But that ties their high-water mark since a 7-15 start.
  — Gordon Wittenmyer, The Enquirer, 13 June 2023
• There were a few strong shifts after that, but that was the high-water mark.
  — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2024
• The high-water mark for AM radio, Fybush says, was the 1960s.
  — Vince Guerrieri, Popular Mechanics, 1 June 2023
• In Week 13, the offense — and team as a whole — hit its high-water mark in Cincinnati.
  — Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
• That was the high-water mark for defeats in the Self era until this season.
  — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
• On Monday evening, parts of the town faced a high-water alert because of heavy rainfall.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 20 June 2023
• The capture of Kherson in November 2022 was the high-water mark of Ukraine’s progress.
  — Daniel Depetris, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
• The hype machine around Trump is hitting its high-water mark.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
• The Estrela de Fura could well eclipse those high-water marks, though.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2023
• The term is pure slang, coined in America in the nineteen-twenties, a high-water decade for crimes of all kinds.
  — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
• Just think about his clothes: a tank top, high-water black pants, a button-up shirt — none of it’s all that cool looking.
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2023
• Khaled’s paean may be the high-water mark of the bidet’s profile in American pop culture — so far.
  — Michael J. Coren, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Apr. 2023
• Trump’s win wasn’t a high-water mark for the role of class in elections like many thought, but rather for the media focus on the role of class in elections.
  — Vox Staff, Vox, 3 June 2024
• Included in the protection would be the river or stream channel, up to the high-water mark, as well as the stream beds.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Sep. 2023
• In many ways, that trip to California would be the high-water mark for the phone carrier.
  — Daniele Lepido, Fortune, 17 July 2023
• The Taking of Deborah Logan is a high-water mark for found footage.
  — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2024
• But that performance now seems more like a high-water mark than a foundation on which to build.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
• On its rocky shores, a whitish coating of minerals marks the high-water line about 180 feet above the water’s surface.
  — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2023
• That year, the company sold 17 cars, a new high-water mark for production.
  — Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 23 July 2024
• The showmanship of this sequence is a high-water mark for stylish violence in the series so far.
  — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
• That golden light within started the high-water mark for the visuals.
  — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
• Swift is also setting a high-water mark for prices — in a year marked by concert inflation.
  — Lucas Shaw, Fortune, 30 June 2023
• Jeanty had six 200-yard rushing games this season, with the Georgia Southern game his high-water mark.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
• As with our earlier campsite, the trees' high-water marks extended some 6 feet up their trunks.
  — Bob Robinson, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2023
• Maybe State would eclipse the program’s previous high-water mark, a Sweet 16 appearance 14 years ago.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024
• And Trump's sweep of the swing states — while not surprising — also represents a new high-water mark for his electoral success.
  — G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2024
• However, Jones noted that Cohen’s sale price was a new high-water mark for Gregg’s Landing.
  — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2023
• In my experience, clarity now becomes a key factor in how long fish will stay in their high-water haunts.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2025

high water

2 of 2 noun

• In a short time the gates were raised and the risk of high water was averted.
  — Fox News, 3 Oct. 2020
• Doors to the campers cannot be opened due to high water, the county said.
  — Steve Almasy, CNN, 12 Nov. 2020
• Visitors had to wade in waist-high water to get from the boat to the beach.
  — Richard Quest and Lilit Marcus, CNN, 16 May 2021
• The legal process will play out and my side of the story will be told, hell or high water.
  — Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2024
• The Brittons said they were used to high water levels in the river at this time of year.
  — Claire Colbert, CNN, 17 June 2022
• Some drivers in the city became stuck in high water on the roadways.
  — Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 4 Oct. 2022
• All were fine and the area is clear, but people are advised to not drive through high water.
  — The Enquirer, 20 May 2022
• The lake continued to set record-high water marks in 2020.
  — Genevieve Bookwalter, chicagotribune.com, 9 Mar. 2021
• Some of the nests may have gotten washed out, or the female may have had to leave the eggs because of high water.
  — Matt Williams, Dallas News, 19 June 2021
• In Peru, two people died from the high water, per Reuters.
  — Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2022
• And by Monday, the lake broke the February high water record, set in 1987.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 13 Feb. 2020
• Can any of the high water use plants be replaced with low water use plants?
  — Richard Restuccia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2021
• The fire department said motorists were trapped on the road amid high waters.
  — Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
• The field, rather than lush with shin-high water, crunched underfoot.
  — Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 22 July 2022
• Peggy managed to slide open the window and climbed into the cold chest-high water.
  — Janine Zeitlin, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2022
• The high water content in the body is necessary to address all our needs.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 13 Jan. 2023
• This is a pattern that’s good on Smith anytime there is high water in spring.
  — Frank Sargeant, al, 18 Mar. 2020
• Five of those are top 10s, including the high water mark of this week’s third place finish.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2023
• The bathtub ring of light minerals shows the high water mark of the reservoir which has fallen to record lows.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
• Some investors prefer to buy and hold come hell or high water.
  — Ben Carlson, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2021
• Find out what your authentic self is and be that, come hell or high water.
  — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2021
• The Spurs were intent on getting DeRozan the last look, come hell, high water or double team..
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Apr. 2021
• Half of the trip takes him through thigh-high water in a patchy forest where clusters of trees have already been chopped.
  — New York Times, 13 July 2022
• To kick off the new year, Louisville residents will pay a higher water bill.
  — Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, 2 Jan. 2020
• As predicted, and feared, the waves were small, breaking near shore in waist-high water.
  — New York Times, 20 July 2021
• In high water, focus on areas tight to the bank where the current is blocked or softer.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024
• Crews, however, still faced high water in parts of greater Houston, where more than a foot of rain fell in the last 24 hours.
  — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 10 July 2024
• There’s also a lily-pad walk along the water and two, four-story high water slides.
  — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2024
• While gains have been made in previous years, storage remains a concern due to ongoing drought impacts and high water demands.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
• Portions of the region were slammed with several rounds of heavy rain in the weeks leading up to the multi-day precipitation event, which contributed to the high water levels in the river valleys.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2025