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—used to say that something is an extreme example of something
It was the height of stupidity to quit the team.
Long skirts are now the height of fashion.
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Produced until the mid-1950s, the height of vintage watchmaking’s golden age, this exceedingly elegant minute repeating wristwatch is extremely rare.
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Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
The 60-square-meter kites can fly as high as 350 meters (over twice the height of a wind turbine) to catch stronger and steadier winds.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2024
Katz emerged in New York in the early 1950s, then the height of Abstract Expressionism.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Sweeping protections helped keep more San Antonians in their homes during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but with those measures now gone, residents are facing higher levels of displacement.
—Megan Stringer, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
The 60-square-meter kites can fly as high as 350 meters (over twice the height of a wind turbine) to catch stronger and steadier winds.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2024
Katz emerged in New York in the early 1950s, then the height of Abstract Expressionism.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Sweeping protections helped keep more San Antonians in their homes during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but with those measures now gone, residents are facing higher levels of displacement.
—Megan Stringer, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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“The height of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20height%20of. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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