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.
• The roar of jets ascending to cruising altitude over our ranch-style home was constant.
  — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2022
• The effects of altitude were not well understood a century ago.
  — Michael O’Donnell, WSJ, 25 May 2022
• Plus, there's more than 100 metres of difference in altitude from one side to the other.
  — Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 19 May 2022
• Those numbers refer to their respective altitudes in meters by the way—this is Europe, after all.
  — Duncan Madden, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
• There are at least 30 different species that grow in high-altitude cloud forests from Mexico to Venezuela.
  — Dennis Peck | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 19 May 2022
• Companies just cleared a low altitude helicopter crash at the Nashua Airport.
  — Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com, 23 May 2022
• Or the sensation in the retina when a ray of sunlight slips between mountain peaks and illuminates a high-altitude landscape.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2022
• The lake, surrounded by hills, is located at an altitude of roughly 5,400 feet above sea level.
  — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
• The passenger did not know where the airplane was headed and could only relay the altitude to Morgan, the traffic controller.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022
• Whether hues of green, red, blue and even pink dance about in the sky depends on the altitude where the collisions occur, as well as the composition and density of the atmosphere at the time.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
• Something truly terrible appears to happen at 11th Ave's altitude.
  — Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 May 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
• While most stocks have nosedived this year, a few have gained altitude.
  — John Dorfman, Forbes, 27 June 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

Last Updated: 25 Dec 2024