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Examples of high beam in a Sentence
The car's headlights were on high beam.
Turn off your high beams.
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More strikingly, people all over the county were actually seeing mountain lions, not only in their high beams at night but in broad daylight, with increasing regularity: crossing the road, loafing at the edge of a fenced field, skirting a campground.
—Malcolm Brooks Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Use your high beams along dark roadways if there is no oncoming traffic.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2024
State Farm, however, says flicking on the high beams may cause an animal to scurry away.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Some models even feature automatic high beams, fog lights, and a windshield wiper de-icer.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 31 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1932, in the meaning defined above
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“High beam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20beam. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
high beam
noun
: a vehicle headlight beam aimed for long distances
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