plural lowlights
1
: a particularly bad or unpleasant event, detail, or part
2
: an area of the hair made a darker color (as through the application of chemical substances)
—usually plural
And his last rule of thumb is to start with a neutral, all-over color—without it, your highlights and lowlights won't pop.—
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Rachel NussbaumExamples of lowlight in a Sentence
That meal turned out to be one of the lowlights of our vacation.
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How to blend gray hair The color application that oscillates between highlights and lowlights.
—Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Her hair transformation includes brighter blonde roots and highlights, a switch from her light brown roots and lowlights.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The lowlight for the line was Calgary’s first goal, which came about when the Flames turned a Knies turnover high in the offensive zone into a counterattack shortly after jumping over the boards.
—Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
Last year's lowlights included public drinking, people on rooftops, thrown beer cans, more than the usual amount of public urination and assaults that went viral on social media.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Her hair transformation includes brighter blonde roots and highlights, a switch from her light brown roots and lowlights.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The lowlight for the line was Calgary’s first goal, which came about when the Flames turned a Knies turnover high in the offensive zone into a counterattack shortly after jumping over the boards.
—Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
Last year's lowlights included public drinking, people on rooftops, thrown beer cans, more than the usual amount of public urination and assaults that went viral on social media.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lowlight
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“Lowlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lowlight. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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