How to Use lowlight in a Sentence

lowlight

noun
  • That meal turned out to be one of the lowlights of our vacation.
  • Ohio State, the lowlight of a rough day for the Big Ten.
    Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2021
  • Here are some of the highlights from the lowlight that was the Orioles’ 15-7 loss.
    Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 8 May 2018
  • EW was in the house and has your full report on the highlights and lowlights.
    Derek Lawrence, PEOPLE.com, 26 June 2017
  • Check out some of the highlights and lowlights from the game below.
    Khadrice Rollins, SI.com, 9 Jan. 2018
  • Here's a look back, decade by decade, at how the teams have fared and the highlights -- and lowlights -- of their matchups.
    Kori Rumore and Jemal R. Brinson, chicagotribune.com, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Here are some of the highlights (and lowlights) from the three years Shkreli spent in the spotlight.
    Jaclyn Gallucci, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2018
  • The lowlight was a running game that saw the backs gain just 28 yards on 18 carries.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2019
  • So this was the highlight and lowlight of my life, my career.
    CBS News, 24 Feb. 2021
  • But here are a few of the highlights (and lowlights) from Friday and Sunday in the form of mock awards.
    Michael Rietmulder, The Seattle Times, 3 Sep. 2018
  • Here's a look at a few of the highlights (or lowlights, depending on the tweet).
    Tanner Walters, SI.com, 23 June 2017
  • Highlights and lowlights from the Broncos’ 15-13 loss to the Colts on Sunday.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2019
  • Here are the highlights and lowlights of the first 5 days of the World's largest music festival.
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2019
  • D’Andre Swift had the lowlight of the first half, dropping the would-be winning touchdown pass against the Bears with 6 seconds to play.
    Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2020
  • The lowlight was an injury to the right leg of guard Justin Moore in the final minute that looked serious.
    Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2022
  • There were a small amount of highlights and some proverbial lowlights.
    Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com, 11 Nov. 2019
  • The gap between the highlights and lowlights widens further.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Here are the highlights and lowlights of the World's largest music festival.
    Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 July 2019
  • For 10 straight minutes, Meyers reveled in all of the lowlights from Trump’s no-good, very bad week.
    Laura Bradley, VanityFair.com, 3 Feb. 2017
  • That ugly brawl was the lowlight of the Big Ten season, which otherwise has played out close to form.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The lowlight for the Chargers was a 75-yard touchdown sprint by Montgomery late in the second quarter.
    Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
  • This is not a highlights nor lowlights reel, but simply an in-the-middle to keep in contact.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 13 Sep. 2017
  • The lowlight of that stretch was when Brach allowed three runs in the ninth in a walk-off loss to the Washington Nationals on May 10.
    Eduardo A. Encina, baltimoresun.com, 9 Dec. 2017
  • Add some lowlights or drop your toner down a level or two.
    Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Along with a small black purse, Shakira showed off her straightened two-toned blonde hair with dark lowlights.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 11 July 2023
  • The longer your hair, the more dimension that's required, so ask for highlights or lowlights.
    Jessica Prince Erlich, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 July 2015
  • But their first inning in the field on this night was the low point in a season of bad defense, a lowlight reel unto itself.
    Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 21 July 2017
  • Over the course of the decades covered in Street, what are some highlights — or lowlights — of your experience in New York City?
    Ben Trivett, PEOPLE.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Here are the highlights and lowlights of Country Thunder Arizona 2024.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Much of season 12 follows that pattern, often with highlights and lowlights within the same episode.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2024

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