How to Use high-octane in a Sentence

high-octane

adjective
Definition of high-octanenext
Synonyms for high-octanenext
  • If their cars are key to the story then the results are no less high-octane.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The result is a high-octane duet with both Love and Cher belting out the yearning lyrics.
    — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2023
  • That kind of ball control played into the Hogs' game plan to keep the high-octane Ole Miss offense off the field.
    — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Diana, who makes going to bed at 9:30 P.M. look like the world’s most high-octane sport.
    — Irving Ruan, The New Yorker, 17 July 2024
  • The 2023 World Cup moves on to the knockout stages, a high-octane, two-week, win-or-go-home endeavor.
    — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
  • This song is a hold-on-tight, rocket ride of high-octane music.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Even a high-octane model needs someone to look out for her, though.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Millionaire’s Row, is a quiet respite from the high-octane clubs and bars.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024
  • But Sandy now has a high-octane legal team in her corner.
    — Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2023
  • In these worlds, there is passion and the high-octane thrill of the sport, the halftime team talks that are straight out of the movies, scores straight out of Chariots of Fire.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Adam is a more freewheeling wing and one of three sophomores who start for the high-octane Bluejays.
    — Billy Witz, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The high-octane energy of the entire room had the location on Broome Street buzzing.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Andy Cohen put himself in the hot seat for a high-octane start to BravoCon 2023.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Built on a precision-fit last, the Vective Sky fits true to size and is ready for your next high-octane outing.
    — Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Would the Dukes succeed in slowing BYU’s high-octane offense and turn the duel into a rock fight?
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Both Cancún and Los Cabos run the gamut, from high-octane parties to low-key events with live music.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2023
  • After all, Whitmore is no threat to blow away hitters with high-octane gas.
    — Brian Robin, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2024
  • And once on scene, paramedics and EMTs have to snap out of a high-octane mindset to provide calm, thoughtful medical care.
    — Marion Renault, STAT, 7 July 2023
  • Megill features a high-octane fastball that averaged 98 mph last year with the Twins.
    — Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2023
  • The band’s high-octane set was ridiculous and indulgent in a carefree, childlike way.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Menus at the world’s best cocktail bars use a sliding scale, from non-alcoholic drinks to the high-octane variety.
    — Megan Krigbaum, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The new film delves into the high-octane world of professional racing.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 July 2024
  • After all, being well dressed is our collective job, and what is Fashion Week but a shiny, high-octane day at the office?
    — Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Unlike in the more high-octane Hamptons, where self-promotion is a virtue, few, if any, Ferraris roll down these narrow lanes.
    — Holly Peterson, Town & Country, 31 Aug. 2023
  • But above all else, the Bridgerton fandom has been rocked by this season’s sudden turn into a high-stakes, high-octane action thriller.
    — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 16 May 2024
  • Despite the high-octane energy pulsating through the stadium, the night was far from over.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Haunting, strange, heroic, scary, sad, slow motion yet high-octane.
    — Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 8 Aug. 2024
  • But that high-octane energy also got him in foul trouble.
    — Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
  • The 10th installment in Universal’s high-octane franchise, which came out in May, is now available to stream on Peacock.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The night took a decidedly raucous turn when Megan Thee Stallion appeared onstage and performed a high-octane set of hits (frequently acknowledging the fellow hot girls in the crowd).
    — Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024

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