1
: having few stories and not usually equipped with elevators
a low-rise apartment/office building
2
: of, relating to, or characterized by low-rise buildings
a low-rise housing development
3
: having a shorter than standard rise (see rise entry 2 sense 7)
low-rise jeans
The finishing touch of her ensemble then came in the form of "old school," low-rise brown suede … pants and coordinating brown leather boots.—
Claudia Miller
Claudia MillerJeans can also be OK … in some work environments, but not the "Saturday night jeans" that are low-rise and sexy.—Paula Rath
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Some people don't love the feeling of high-rise jeans pressing against their midsection and find low-rise styles more breathable and easy to wear.
—Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 18 May 2026
The capsule is rooted in underwear and key denim silhouettes, including the ’90s trucker jacket and ’90s straight and low-rise baggy styles.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
Elevated social and dining areas are distributed throughout the interior, and an adjacent low-rise building, linked by a skybridge, hosts a carpark and ballroom.
—Adam Williams
may 13, New Atlas, 13 May 2026
Along a stretch of low-rise businesses in the shadow of the city of Atlanta’s jail, an upstart development team has promised to build a nearly $4 billion campus of futuristic high-rises with seven-figure condos and high-end office space.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 11 May 2026
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Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 18 May 2026
The capsule is rooted in underwear and key denim silhouettes, including the ’90s trucker jacket and ’90s straight and low-rise baggy styles.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
Elevated social and dining areas are distributed throughout the interior, and an adjacent low-rise building, linked by a skybridge, hosts a carpark and ballroom.
—Adam Williams
may 13, New Atlas, 13 May 2026
Along a stretch of low-rise businesses in the shadow of the city of Atlanta’s jail, an upstart development team has promised to build a nearly $4 billion campus of futuristic high-rises with seven-figure condos and high-end office space.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 11 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for low-rise
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“Low-rise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-rise. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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