How to Use low-rise in a Sentence

low-rise

adjective
Definition of low-risenext
  • Cargo pants and low-rise pants that [pool on] the floor.
    — John Wogan Carmen Winant, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The mermaid-style skirt was draped across her hips as a nod to the low-rise trend.
    — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The school will tear down low-rise apartments that have served UCSD since the mid-1970s.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2023
  • Save on the best low-rise jeans with these Gap promo codes.
    — Jake Smith, Glamour, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Sunday Rose wore a gray vest along with a pair of low-rise, wide-leg trousers for her look.
    — Julia Teti, WWD, 30 July 2024
  • These light-wash, low-rise jeans bring up the retro vibes to an even higher level.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 14 July 2023
  • From velvet track suits to low-rise jeans, Y2K is in, baby!
    — Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
  • Sunday Rose opted for a gray vest and low-rise, wide-leg trousers.
    — Maggie Clancy, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The Shotgun Wedding star wore a cropped white T-shirt paired with slouchy low-rise blue jeans.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 May 2023
  • The SKIMs founder sported a pair of low-rise black leather pants that featured bright green and white stitching on the pants’ sides.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024
  • In the pics, Kylie posed in front of her mirror wearing a gray bandeau top with black low-rise jeans.
    — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 28 May 2023
  • Etro amplified the retro look with low-rise flare jeans and slim Bermuda shorts.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Plus, many of them can be worn as low-rise or high-waist bikinis, which is great for switching up your look.
    — Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2024
  • It's got the pearls, ruffles, and bows of the coquette aesthetic; the seashells and low-rise skirts of the Y2K revival; and the sequin from the 70s disco craze.
    — Sarah Maberry, seventeen.com, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The singer paired a white form-fitting turtleneck with a low-rise white denim skirt and jacket.
    — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The ever-stylish Athena Calderone stunned in a tartan corset by Zimmermann and low-rise jeans.
    — Ian Malone, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The Dairy Boy founder wore a low-rise maxi skirt along with a coordinated tank in shades of crisp white.
    — Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
  • If your top has a sleeve that’s longer and flowy, add a pair of low-rise jeans for a look reminiscent of Girlfriends.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 2 July 2024
  • Eagle Beach Eagle Beach is where most of the timeshares and low-rise resorts can be found.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The actor paired the top with a satin low-rise maxi skirt with a mermaid silhouette and white platform heels.
    — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2023
  • And, who could forget the controversial low-rise jeans trend of the early aughts?
    — Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
  • Su noted that some of the city’s low-rise houses were still built on shallow footings.
    — Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The low-rise women’s Chargefeel 2 workout shoes come in four colors and are $138 per pair.
    — Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The top came with a matching midi skirt that featured a low-rise silhouette and a side slit.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 June 2023
  • Rihanna cropped hers and wore it with a pair of low-rise jeans (to show off her baby bump) and a Louis Vuitton clutch.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2023
  • For the outing, Hailey paired a cropped vintage Calvin Klein top with low-rise, wide leg navy trousers and a matching belt.
    — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2023
  • To get your own pair of the trendy, low-rise pants for no charge, select your size and place an order at giveaway website maximalismjeans.com.
    — Bailey Richards, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Rocky, meanwhile, stood out in a black beanie with white hair clips pinned to it and a light blue vest over a black sweater, along with a pair of super low-rise jeans.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
  • North Fields plans show a series of low-rise and mid-rise buildings that will be constructed around a small lake.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 26 May 2023
  • Driving into its compact downtown of low-rise storefronts is like arriving on a movie set.
    — Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025

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