How to Use high-water in a Sentence

high-water

1 of 2 adjective
  • But that ties their high-water mark since a 7-15 start.
    Gordon Wittenmyer, The Enquirer, 13 June 2023
  • The high-water mark for AM radio, Fybush says, was the 1960s.
    Vince Guerrieri, Popular Mechanics, 1 June 2023
  • On Monday evening, parts of the town faced a high-water alert because of heavy rainfall.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 20 June 2023
  • The capture of Kherson in November 2022 was the high-water mark of Ukraine’s progress.
    Daniel Depetris, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
  • The Estrela de Fura could well eclipse those high-water marks, though.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The term is pure slang, coined in America in the nineteen-twenties, a high-water decade for crimes of all kinds.
    Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
  • Just think about his clothes: a tank top, high-water black pants, a button-up shirt — none of it’s all that cool looking.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Khaled’s paean may be the high-water mark of the bidet’s profile in American pop culture — so far.
    Michael J. Coren, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Trump’s win wasn’t a high-water mark for the role of class in elections like many thought, but rather for the media focus on the role of class in elections.
    Vox Staff, Vox, 3 June 2024
  • Included in the protection would be the river or stream channel, up to the high-water mark, as well as the stream beds.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Sep. 2023
  • In many ways, that trip to California would be the high-water mark for the phone carrier.
    Daniele Lepido, Fortune, 17 July 2023
  • The Taking of Deborah Logan is a high-water mark for found footage.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2024
  • But that performance now seems more like a high-water mark than a foundation on which to build.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
  • On its rocky shores, a whitish coating of minerals marks the high-water line about 180 feet above the water’s surface.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2023
  • That year, the company sold 17 cars, a new high-water mark for production.
    Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 23 July 2024
  • That golden light within started the high-water mark for the visuals.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Swift is also setting a high-water mark for prices — in a year marked by concert inflation.
    Lucas Shaw, Fortune, 30 June 2023
  • As with our earlier campsite, the trees' high-water marks extended some 6 feet up their trunks.
    Bob Robinson, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2023
  • Maybe State would eclipse the program’s previous high-water mark, a Sweet 16 appearance 14 years ago.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024
  • However, Jones noted that Cohen’s sale price was a new high-water mark for Gregg’s Landing.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2023
  • Jackman retired the character after 2017’s Logan, still the high-water mark for superhero movies that aspire to be more than the sum of their zaps and pows.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2024
  • That was lower than other groups but a high-water mark for Hispanic voters.
    Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
  • That 1984 season might have been the high-water mark for pro football in Birmingham, however.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 27 July 2023
  • Heavy storms slammed the region during the first week of May, leading to numerous high-water rescues, including some from the rooftops of flooded homes.
    TIME, 17 May 2024
  • Still, many shows reached new high-water marks, including Wicked, which reached a record high for the production of $4 million for nine performances.
    Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The cost of car insurance is hitting high-water marks nationwide.
    Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 29 July 2024
  • Both low-water users and high-water users have to make cuts according to the AMA management goal, but their starting point is different.
    Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Read full article Swift is also setting a high-water mark for prices — in a year marked by concert inflation.
    Lucas Shaw, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023
  • Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson won 3% of the national vote, a high-water mark for that party.
    John J. Pitney Jr., The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
  • In an evening briefing, the president said the Defense Department has also positioned helicopters and high-water rescue vehicles as close to the storm as possible to be ready to conduct life-saving missions.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
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high water

2 of 2 noun
  • Visitors had to wade in waist-high water to get from the boat to the beach.
    Richard Quest and Lilit Marcus, CNN, 16 May 2021
  • The Brittons said they were used to high water levels in the river at this time of year.
    Claire Colbert, CNN, 17 June 2022
  • Some drivers in the city became stuck in high water on the roadways.
    Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 4 Oct. 2022
  • All were fine and the area is clear, but people are advised to not drive through high water.
    The Enquirer, 20 May 2022
  • Some of the nests may have gotten washed out, or the female may have had to leave the eggs because of high water.
    Matt Williams, Dallas News, 19 June 2021
  • In Peru, two people died from the high water, per Reuters.
    Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2022
  • Can any of the high water use plants be replaced with low water use plants?
    Richard Restuccia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2021
  • The fire department said motorists were trapped on the road amid high waters.
    Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The field, rather than lush with shin-high water, crunched underfoot.
    Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 22 July 2022
  • Peggy managed to slide open the window and climbed into the cold chest-high water.
    Janine Zeitlin, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2022
  • The high water content in the body is necessary to address all our needs.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Five of those are top 10s, including the high water mark of this week’s third place finish.
    Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The bathtub ring of light minerals shows the high water mark of the reservoir which has fallen to record lows.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Some investors prefer to buy and hold come hell or high water.
    Ben Carlson, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Find out what your authentic self is and be that, come hell or high water.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2021
  • The Spurs were intent on getting DeRozan the last look, come hell, high water or double team..
    Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Half of the trip takes him through thigh-high water in a patchy forest where clusters of trees have already been chopped.
    New York Times, 13 July 2022
  • As predicted, and feared, the waves were small, breaking near shore in waist-high water.
    New York Times, 20 July 2021
  • In high water, focus on areas tight to the bank where the current is blocked or softer.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Crews, however, still faced high water in parts of greater Houston, where more than a foot of rain fell in the last 24 hours.
    Patrick Smith, NBC News, 10 July 2024
  • There’s also a lily-pad walk along the water and two, four-story high water slides.
    Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2024
  • Royal jubilees tend to be a high water mark for pageantry, which is saying a lot in Britain.
    Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Few fish were in sight; perhaps the high water had delayed their arrival.
    Chris Santella, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022
  • Across the south, families waded through high water in search of dry land.
    Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
  • First responders searched for people trapped by the high water as the region braced for more storms.
    Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Northwest Rock Creek Road is closed near 220th Avenue due to high water.
    oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The mayor said more than 150 people were stranded in high water as the town was flooded.
    Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2021
  • What the Ham & Eggers should do is tell people to enjoy the rain by driving their cars through high water.
    Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2023
  • The designer did not allow enough height in the piers to keep the road above high water in excessive flood stage.
    Randy McCrory Vintage Bentonville, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Tampa Bay and Cedar Key could see record high water levels.
    NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024

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