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.
• On the screen, the readings of altitude and range ticked up and down.
  — Andrew E. Kramer Nicole Tung, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2023
• The altitude proved to be the most challenging part of the hike.
  — Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
• 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
• The low altitude prevents sore arches, and the lack of straps means no blisters.
  — Vogue, 28 Apr. 2022
• Ten miles out of White Mountain, the Deeters began to gain altitude.
  — Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2022
• And the altitude at which freezing persists year-round has risen sharply.
  — Alessio Perrone, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2023
• Over the next 1 minute and 35 seconds the plane lost altitude in a near vertical dive, which took it almost to the speed of sound.
  — Bloomberg.com, 31 Mar. 2022
• The altitude, the wind and specifics of course make every mountain distinct.
  — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 5 Feb. 2022
• 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
• The plane reached an altitude of about 1,600 feet during its first descent, FlightAware shows.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
• Because of the altitude, the fences are set back farther, making the gaps bigger.
  — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
• Pilots were sometimes getting reads of their altitude, not above the ice, but above the ground beneath the ice.
  — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 21 Dec. 2024
• In the decades since, a few teams of scientists have searched at even higher altitudes.
  — Carl Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
• The maximum altitude for a helicopter to fly in the area is 200 feet.
  — Taylor Fishman, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2025
• The set above La Laguna is at roughly the same altitude as the Andes crash site.
  — Emilio Mayorga, Variety, 29 Apr. 2022
• 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

Last Updated: 25 Mar 2025