high and low

as in everywhere
in every place or in all places I've been looking high and low for my glasses

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Recent Examples of high and low Very high and low waistbands are also hard to pull off—so when in doubt, opt for a mid-rise. Avery Matera, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025 But the 24-year-old has dealt with each high and low with his trademark calm and cool demeanor. Luke Smith, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 Through every high and low, your love has carried us. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025 Through every high and low, your love has carried us. Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high and low
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  • The research was thrilling and of great interest to archaeologists everywhere, according to Stephen Houston, a professor of anthropology at Brown University in Rhode Island.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Our assignment everywhere is to send the strongest fighters for the working class wherever possible.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
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  • In the summer, tourists from far and wide flock to Saratoga Springs to watch world-class thoroughbred horse racing.
    Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Built on the bones of the Thunderbird Motel (born 1962), it was purchased by Andre Balazs and remodeled into a millennial party palace, beckoning to budget scenesters far and wide from 1999 until its closure in 2021.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025

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“High and low.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20and%20low. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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