high and low

Example Sentences

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A horse's whinny may sound like a single call, but it is actually a blend of both high and low frequencies.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

Meanwhile, gold prices swung sharply, with the largest range between the intraday high and low since 2013.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

As shippers frontloaded their goods to get ahead of import taxes, cargo volumes swung high and low.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Australia's fire danger ratings scale has four levels, with catastrophic being the highest level, followed by extreme, high and low.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

The blog posts astonished him, they seemed so American and so alien, the irreverent voice with its slanginess, its mix of high and low language, and he could not imagine her writing them.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie