high and low

Example Sentences

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Early loves his creation, enough to spin an entire psychodrama around her, one that will bring her high and low.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

Mr. Sarris has fashioned for her a rough-hewn, splintery narrative voice, her English “a mess of high and low and everything in between.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Writing for the dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor argues that the Rutherford majority “searches high and low for other statutory limits on what courts may consider when deciding compassionate-release motions.”

From Slate • May 29, 2026

This measurement, which has critics and fans, discards the categories with the most extreme inflation readings on both the high and low ends.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

I got tingly in my fingers thinking about opening up the book and reading those words out loud, making my voice go high and low, rough and smooth, like I did in my room.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan