Example Sentences

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Sentencing Williams, Recorder Angharad Price said she recognised he had "heightened fear and vigilance" following the earlier confrontation with poachers.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Maybe one had heightened adrenaline from a close call with another car on the drive over; maybe another was in a new relationship and awash in oxytocin, the so-called love hormone.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2023

Police in Vienna tweeted that they had heightened security in front of certain buildings and increased the presence of officers in the Austrian capital.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2023

The secrecy around the latest outbreak had heightened concern among global health officials and analysts that new variants could be spreading undetected.

From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2023

The late cloud had passed, making the sky still brighter than before; the reaction had heightened our mutual passion to the intensity of non-resistance; and we walked on, her hand clasped in mine.

From The Rifle Rangers by Reid, Mayne