1
: having few stories and not usually equipped with elevators
a low-rise apartment/office building
2
: of, relating to, or characterized by low-rise buildings
a low-rise housing development
3
: having a shorter than standard rise (see rise entry 2 sense 7)
low-rise jeans
The finishing touch of her ensemble then came in the form of "old school," low-rise brown suede … pants and coordinating brown leather boots.—
Claudia Miller
Claudia MillerJeans can also be OK … in some work environments, but not the "Saturday night jeans" that are low-rise and sexy.—Paula Rath
Paula RathExamples of low-rise in a Sentence
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Later, Russell escorted me to the horse-cloning facility, a two-room office in a tiny cluster of low-rise buildings a short drive from his ranch.
—Alexandra Horowitz, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Less popular were low-rise, mid-rise and highrise apartment buildings, as well as accessory dwelling units and fourplexes.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
Advertisement Beverly Hills passed a retrofit program in December 2018 targeted at soft-story buildings, typically low-rise apartments that can house dozens of people and have a flimsy first floor for carports.
—Sandhya Kambhampati, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
The mid-hip length is great for tucking into bottoms or paired with low-rise pants for an ultra 2000s look.
—Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
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Alexandra Horowitz, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Less popular were low-rise, mid-rise and highrise apartment buildings, as well as accessory dwelling units and fourplexes.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
Advertisement Beverly Hills passed a retrofit program in December 2018 targeted at soft-story buildings, typically low-rise apartments that can house dozens of people and have a flimsy first floor for carports.
—Sandhya Kambhampati, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
The mid-hip length is great for tucking into bottoms or paired with low-rise pants for an ultra 2000s look.
—Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
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“Low-rise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-rise. Accessed 1 Jul. 2024.
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