How to Use altitude in a Sentence

altitude

noun

• The plane lost altitude rapidly.
• Some visitors find it difficult to adjust to the city's high altitude.
• While most stocks have nosedived this year, a few have gained altitude.
  — John Dorfman, Forbes, 27 June 2022
• For starters, pilots use thermals – upward swooshes of warm air – to gain altitude.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 4 July 2022
• The city’s mile-high altitude will figure in its selection or rejection.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2022
• Guests can go up for $225; weather determines duration and altitude.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 4 July 2022
• Whether hues of green, red, blue and even pink dance about in the sky is due to the altitude in which the collisions occur, as well as the composition and density of the atmosphere at the time.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
• Meanwhile, languages spoken at higher altitudes used more ejective consonants.
  — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
• Two helicopters flew at around 130 miles per hour at a super-low altitude of three to five meters to stay invisible to the enemy, the pilot and navigator said.
  — Yulia Drozd, ABC News, 21 June 2022
• Plus, the Western Slope's arid climate and high altitude results in the relative absence of pests and diseases endemic in more humid growing regions.
  — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 28 June 2022
• On the screen, the readings of altitude and range ticked up and down.
  — Andrew E. Kramer Nicole Tung, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2023
• When the plane is at cruising altitude, the risk will be at its lowest.
  — Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 19 July 2022
• The altitude and the woods that protect that little terroir help the freshness and acidy of this wine.
  — John Mariani, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
• Not even the altitude of Bolivia will be enough to turn around that scoreline.
  — Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
• Off paved roads and even off roads of any kind, the Trooper will cruise along in fine style, even at 7000-foot altitudes.
  — Pete Lyons, Car and Driver, 26 Mar. 2023
• That color comes from the rocket gaining enough altitude to be in line of sight with the Sun.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2023
• The burn raised the space station’s altitude by 2/10 of a mile, according to the space agency.
  — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 25 Oct. 2022
• The altitude made my arms feel heavy and my temples tight, but the view and the Andean mint tea soon soothed my symptoms.
  — Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
• The new cafe still sells its famed doughnuts made with a secret recipe to fry dough at high altitude.
  — Lori Rackl, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2023
• And the altitude at which freezing persists year-round has risen sharply.
  — Alessio Perrone, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2023
• Speaking of which, the vessel can fly to a max altitude of 700 feet above ground level.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2022
• In the afternoon, the sun can be more intense at high altitude.
  — Susan Montoya Bryan, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2023
• The aid stations are far away, the weather can be stormy and the altitude is challenging.
  — Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 15 July 2022
• Because of the altitude, the fences are set back farther, making the gaps bigger.
  — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
• Before the end, when the rocket reached a peak altitude just short of 40 km, as many as eight engines appeared to have gone out.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 Apr. 2023
• As the plane gained altitude, Ringo jumped on Miranda’s chest.
  — David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024
• This gives you more control and helps your puff gain some real altitude.
  — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022
• But—just maybe—someone or something could help give it a boost back up to its initial altitude of 373 miles.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Oct. 2022
• The altitude in Park City can be a doozy, so get ahead of it by doubling your daily water intake.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 17 Jan. 2023
• Two more games in altitude could make a big difference there.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024

Last Updated: 1 Dec 2024