How to Use low-rise in a Sentence

low-rise

adjective
  • The kind Aaliyah would’ve worn over a crop top and low-rise jeans.
    Glamour, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Cargo pants and low-rise pants that [pool on] the floor.
    John Wogan Carmen Winant, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The mermaid-style skirt was draped across her hips as a nod to the low-rise trend.
    Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The school will tear down low-rise apartments that have served UCSD since the mid-1970s.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2023
  • Save on the best low-rise jeans with these Gap promo codes.
    Jake Smith, Glamour, 22 Feb. 2024
  • These low-rise briefs are made with micro-mesh to help keep you cool and dry all day.
    Jeaneen Russell, People.com, 31 July 2025
  • Sunday Rose wore a gray vest along with a pair of low-rise, wide-leg trousers for her look.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 30 July 2024
  • Hip bones are jutting out once more from above low-rise jeans.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025
  • These light-wash, low-rise jeans bring up the retro vibes to an even higher level.
    Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 14 July 2023
  • From velvet track suits to low-rise jeans, Y2K is in, baby!
    Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
  • Sunday Rose opted for a gray vest and low-rise, wide-leg trousers.
    Maggie Clancy, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The Shotgun Wedding star wore a cropped white T-shirt paired with slouchy low-rise blue jeans.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 May 2023
  • Best-selling fits like the low-rise baggy, low-rise girlfriend and low–rise straight are part of the line.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 June 2025
  • The SKIMs founder sported a pair of low-rise black leather pants that featured bright green and white stitching on the pants’ sides.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024
  • In the pics, Kylie posed in front of her mirror wearing a gray bandeau top with black low-rise jeans.
    Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 28 May 2023
  • Pair it with low-rise shorts for a slight crop top look or with high-rise leggings to elongate your waist.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2025
  • Etro amplified the retro look with low-rise flare jeans and slim Bermuda shorts.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Now the dominant styles are all wide-leg, low-rise, or barrel.
    Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 28 May 2025
  • Plus, many of them can be worn as low-rise or high-waist bikinis, which is great for switching up your look.
    Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Hudson’s newest low-rise styles are designed to be worn loose and low-slung.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 July 2025
  • It's got the pearls, ruffles, and bows of the coquette aesthetic; the seashells and low-rise skirts of the Y2K revival; and the sequin from the 70s disco craze.
    Sarah Maberry, seventeen.com, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The singer paired a white form-fitting turtleneck with a low-rise white denim skirt and jacket.
    Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Several Bounty Hunter Bloods were killing a fellow Blood on the first floor of a low-rise unit.
    Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025
  • The ever-stylish Athena Calderone stunned in a tartan corset by Zimmermann and low-rise jeans.
    Ian Malone, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Sometimes a pair of overalls can even double as low-rise jeans!
    Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 8 July 2025
  • The Dairy Boy founder wore a low-rise maxi skirt along with a coordinated tank in shades of crisp white.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Of all the denim styles out there, the best low-rise jeans tend to be the most polarizing.
    Alison Syrett Cleary, Glamour, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Alba added a pair of matching thong bikini bottoms, which featured a low-rise design and string ties on the sides.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Shop our favorite high-, mid-, and low-rise fits for petite shoppers, and save up to 79 percent—prices start at just $20.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
  • These low-rise briefs were made to breathe with micro-mesh to keep you cool and dry.
    Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026

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