Example Sentences
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She added that her emotions had become "very heightened" after spending weeks in the villa.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
“As I said three months ago, the show must go on,” Trump told the roughly 700 guests gathered under heightened security at Washington’s Waldorf Astoria, where the annual dinner was rescheduled after the April shooting.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
Charter has been seeing pressure on subscriber trends for years as a result of this heightened competitive environment.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
“For households, wealth rises, but merely on paper, with heightened risks of eventual corrections.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Charles thought she looked like a little old woman, “but with her heightened colour, sparkling eyes & bridled smiles, she looked, as I thought, quite charming.”
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
