higher

/ ˈhaɪə /

adjective

1. See high
   the comparative of high

noun

1. 1. the advanced level of the Scottish Certificate of Education
   2. ( as modifier )

      Higher Latin

2. a pass in a particular subject at Higher level

   she has four Highers

Example Sentences

The Fed’s decision yesterday to throw out the old playbook on inflation, to let it run higher if need be, is being hailed as a landmark moment in monetary policy.

From Fortune

Their teams getting lit up on defense meant Mitchell, Dončić, Brogdon, Murray and Williams had to try to take over the game on the other end of the floor, which in turn raised their Game Score even higher.

From FiveThirtyEight

That evening, when we rolled into camp 4,000 feet higher, it was convenient to throw on leggings before even erecting my tent.

From Outside Online

The markets—well, tech bulls, anyhow—shrugged off the disappointing number, sending all three indexes higher.

From Fortune

In contrast to the cheaper iPhone SE model that boosted its June quarter, the company is going to have to convince consumers to buy higher-priced $1,000 iPhones when it launches new 5G-enabled models this fall.

From Fortune

Models in Israel will have to maintain a BMI of 18.5 or higher if they want to stay employed.

From The Daily Beast

Disordered eating is also linked to higher rates of depression and anxiety, both in the present and in the future.

From The Daily Beast

Together, the teams are working 24 hours a day for a product that promises much higher risk than it does profit.

From The Daily Beast

Higher courts, including the Supreme Court had refused to intercede, and the stay was to expire tonight.

From The Daily Beast

But with the pipeline, transportation costs drop and production would be higher.

From The Daily Beast

I claim that it contains many errors of fact, and the Higher Criticism supports the claim; as we shall see.

From Project Gutenberg

Day by day these fretting anxieties and perplexities wasted her strength, and her fever grew higher and higher.

From Project Gutenberg

If now we turn to the higher aspects of form, such as symmetry and proportion, we encounter a difficulty.

From Project Gutenberg

Cincinnatus will not back to his plow, or, at the best, stands sullenly between his plow-handles arguing for a higher wage.

From Project Gutenberg

I then found myself hoisted up by degrees, at least three feet higher than I was before.

From Project Gutenberg