How to Use height in a Sentence

height

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  • What's the height of the building?
  • These bushes grow to heights of up to five feet.
  • We were measured for height and weight.
  • I was surprised by his height.
  • The ride has a height requirement. You have to be four feet tall to ride.
  • The land reaches a height of 600 feet above sea level.
  • The mid-height helps keep snow from spilling in over the top of the boot too.
    — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 19 Nov. 2022
  • And the next stage of his season could take him and the Leafs to new heights.
    — Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • But in a matter of days, the city will swell to new heights.
    — Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2024
  • Measure the width and height of the window from the outside edges of the trim.
    — Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2022
  • That’s what makes a true hunk, after all—not the height!
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The desk's height is adjustable to grow with your child up to around 6 years old.
    — Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Dixon and Williams — both 6-foot-5 — have the height to match up better with the 6-6 Kitley.
    — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 13 Jan. 2023
  • These out-of-this-world delta 8 gummies will take you to new heights. 6.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 7 June 2023
  • Pro tip: try to make sure your teammates are all about the same height as you.
    — Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Boots are often tricky to store simply due to the height.
    — Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Allstate used a robot to drop the iPhone 16 Pro Max from a height of 6 feet.
    — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The car auction market has reached new heights during the first half of the 2020s.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Test your sense of trust right out of the gate, and take your attraction to new heights.
    — Alyssa Girdwain, Women's Health, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The height, tilt, and armrests are adjustable, and the base can support up to 450 pounds.
    — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2024
  • Its new base raises the piece’s total height by 10 to 12 feet.
    — Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Lack of height is an issue, but the depth will be improved.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The trees are the right height; the grass is the right color for this time of year — kind of a brownish-greenish sort of thing.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 16 Oct. 2023
  • At the height of the pandemic, 22 million jobs were lost.
    — Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Fresh Key limes take your buttery cake to zesty new heights.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2024
  • Doja Cat took the naked dress to new heights at the 2024 Grammys on Sunday.
    — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Jimmy Fallon is about the same height as Tim was in 8th grade.
    — Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Picking colors and sole heights and where to put the logo, all of that stuff.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 28 July 2023
  • At its height, the war displaced 90% of Gaza's population.
    — Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 23 Feb. 2025
  • At its height, the war displaced 90% of Gaza’s population.
    — Wafaa Shurafa, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025

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