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high and low

Idioms  
  1. Everywhere, as in We searched high and low but couldn't find the ring, or He hunted high and low for a parking space.


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Mr. Sarris has fashioned for her a rough-hewn, splintery narrative voice, her English “a mess of high and low and everything in between.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Writing for the dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor argues that the Rutherford majority “searches high and low for other statutory limits on what courts may consider when deciding compassionate-release motions.”

From Slate • May 29, 2026

It will depend upon the exact positions of the areas of high and low pressure, how warm the air heading our way will be - and on how much sunshine we get to see.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

This measurement, which has critics and fans, discards the categories with the most extreme inflation readings on both the high and low ends.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The Dauntless cheer at varying pitches, high and low, bright and deep.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

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