plural lowlights
1
: a particularly bad or unpleasant event, detail, or part
2
: an area of the hair made a darker color (as through the application of chemical substances)
—usually plural
And his last rule of thumb is to start with a neutral, all-over color—without it, your highlights and lowlights won't pop.—
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Rachel NussbaumExamples of lowlight in a Sentence
That meal turned out to be one of the lowlights of our vacation.
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But then there also will be lowlights, such as Harden’s poor shooting performance in a 106-105 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night at the Intuit Dome.
—Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
The inning’s highlights (lowlights?) should be edited together and played with circus music.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
His mental gaffe, holding on to a relay throw as Cody Bellinger scored from third base in a Cubs-Sox game, was one of the season’s many lowlights.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2024
The lowlight came this month when a report showed hiring by U.S. employers weakened by far more than expected.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
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Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
The inning’s highlights (lowlights?) should be edited together and played with circus music.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
His mental gaffe, holding on to a relay throw as Cody Bellinger scored from third base in a Cubs-Sox game, was one of the season’s many lowlights.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2024
The lowlight came this month when a report showed hiring by U.S. employers weakened by far more than expected.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Lowlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lowlight. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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