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How do you use Highers in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Highers in a sentence

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Highers | Higher

Highers meaning

plural of higher

Using Highers

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of higher
  • In the example corpus, highers often appears in combinations such as: more highers, advanced highers, highers are.

Context around Highers

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

advanced 2× year 1× five 1×

Often after:

tyler 1× students 1×

Sentence patterns with Highers

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

or more highers 2× achieved five highers 1× for his highers tyler had 1× fourth year highers and three 1× levels and highers students who 1× or advanced highers are studied 1× or more highers a massive 1× three advanced highers 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at age 17 1× completing the list 1× drew mcintyre faculty 1× finlay was studying 1× in 2017 just 1× in the last 1×

Common sentence endings:

or more highers 2× achieved five highers 1× and northern ireland 1× cent in 2021 1× highers are studied 1× mum and sister 1×

Words around Highers

Just before it in the word index:

higherlife 4 higher 19.184 highenergy 2 highdown 3 highcross 3 highcoin 2

Just after it in the word index:

highertown 4 higherups 3 highest 9.959 highfalutin 4 highfather 2 highfield 36

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Highers

  • In this selection, "highers" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, advanced, year, five, tyler and students stand out and add context to how "highers" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include or more highers and achieved five highers. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "highers" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with highers

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In 2017 just 23% of pupils achieved five Highers. (9 words)

In the last year, 89 per cent of pupils achieved five or more Highers. (14 words)

Completing the list of the top ten schools in Scotland is Bishopbriggs Academy where 73% of pupils gained five or more Highers. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

The special offer will be available in all Nando's across the UK to any A-Levels and Highers Students who are receiving their results on August 7 in Scotland and August 17 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. (39 words)

Finlay was studying for his highers, Tyler had gone on to college in Dumfries while Ian had stayed in Glasgow after leaving school, but had returned to live with his mum and sister. (33 words)

Drew McIntyre, faculty head of expressive arts at Harlaw Academy, said: “There is 25 kids’ work on display, from fourth year, highers and three advanced highers. (26 words)

Example sentences (8)

Drew McIntyre, faculty head of expressive arts at Harlaw Academy, said: “There is 25 kids’ work on display, from fourth year, highers and three advanced highers.

At age 17 some students decide to apply for university or stay on for 6th year, where other Highers are gained, or Advanced Highers are studied.

Completing the list of the top ten schools in Scotland is Bishopbriggs Academy where 73% of pupils gained five or more Highers.

In 2017 just 23% of pupils achieved five Highers.

In the last year, 89 per cent of pupils achieved five or more Highers.

Wester Hailes High School in was next with 1 per cent achieving five or more Highers, a massive drop from 14 per cent in 2021.

Finlay was studying for his highers, Tyler had gone on to college in Dumfries while Ian had stayed in Glasgow after leaving school, but had returned to live with his mum and sister.

The special offer will be available in all Nando's across the UK to any A-Levels and Highers Students who are receiving their results on August 7 in Scotland and August 17 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Common combinations with highers

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "highers" in a sentence?
An example: "Drew McIntyre, faculty head of expressive arts at Harlaw Academy, said: “There is 25 kids’ work on display, from fourth year, highers and three advanced highers." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "highers" from authentic English texts.
What does "highers" mean?
Highers means: plural of higher
How many example sentences with "highers" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "highers", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.