How to pronounce higher
Listen to higher in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“higher” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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"Higher they went and higher some more, "higher and higher did they soar, "higher than a
Smithsonian Air & Space · watch from 2:10 · hear it here
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Wages lower, taxes higher, borrowing higher, debt higher.
UK Parliament · watch from 77:39 · hear it here
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Higher surveillance, higher incarceration.
Dept of Justice · watch from 37:48 · hear it here
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higher higher age groups.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 125:36 · hear it here
Why real speech
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