high and low

adverb

Examples of high and low in a Sentence

I've been looking high and low for my glasses.
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In the pyramid, the team exposed the seals to different air mixes: ambient air, high and low levels of oxygen and high levels of CO2. Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 26 Mar. 2025 Earth’s rotation causes these winds to spiral around areas of high and low pressure. Chris Nowotarski, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025 This volume indicator actually weights the daily volume readings based on where the stock closes relative to the daily high and low. David Keller, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025 The scorecard also showed the gap between high and low performing students continuing to widen. Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high and low

Word History

First Known Use

1525, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of high and low was in 1525

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“High and low.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20and%20low. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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