high-water mark

noun

: highest point : peak

Examples of high-water mark in a Sentence

he hit the high-water mark of his acting career when he played Tiny Tim in a school play
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In December, Texas had just over a million job openings, a high-water mark it’s been hovering around for several months. Mitchell Schnurman, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023 The Nacimiento River edged out its 1969 high-water mark by 1.51 feet. Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2023 With the swearing-in of Jennifer McClellan as the first Black woman to represent Virginia on Tuesday, the House now has 28 Black women in its ranks, a new high-water mark, but the Senate has none. Jazmine Ulloa, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2023 The film, in which Topol was cast as a Mexican, was nobody’s creative high-water mark — but left no permanent damage on Topol’s career. Carmel Dagan, Variety, 8 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for high-water mark 

Word History

First Known Use

1691, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of high-water mark was in 1691

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“High-water mark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-water%20mark. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

high-water mark

noun
: the highest point of development : peak
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