high season
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“This is the high season for gas prices, when demand increases as the weather warms up and summer-blend gasoline begins hitting the market, which is more expensive,” said Aixa Diaz, a AAA spokesperson.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
It’s high season in Palm Beach, Fla., and for some bold male dressers, that means awfully bright trousers, worn with a wink.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
Chasing visitors around Cambodia's Angkor temple ruins to offer his services, tour guide Bun Ratana says he has had little work since deadly clashes with Thailand broke out, despite it being high season.
From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025
"A holiday to Majorca for example in high season next August for a week all-inclusive for two adults and two children, you're looking at around £3,500," he said.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025
Now they were prevented from seeing it by the arrival of the Duke and Duchess, a calamity which did not happen in the high season once in ten years.
From The Car of Destiny by Both, Armand
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