the height of
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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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During the height of the pandemic, many people were working remotely and moving out from cities and suburbs to outlying areas.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
During the height of the pandemic, when only hospital staffers were allowed to enter, the couple nonetheless snuck inside to watch the sculpture’s installation.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024
Despite opening during the height of the pandemic, the restaurant has been a huge success, and will relocate to a larger space in the city's west side in 2024.
—Keia Mastrianni, Southern Living, 13 May 2024
For an amphibious soul, the height of joy comes with underwater tracking: Foster taught himself to see tracks of mollusks in the sand atop the back of a stingray, or an octopus's predation marks on a shell.
—Barbara J. King, NPR, 13 May 2024
Many young employees spent their formative years in COVID lockdown or Zoom classrooms, starting their first jobs during or soon after the height of the pandemic.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 May 2024
Wired, a national tech and politics magazine, on Tuesday celebrated the tool as the height of election transparency.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2024
The Sacklers owned and operated Purdue during the height of the opioid epidemic, and after Purdue filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2019, the family agreed to contribute $6 billion for abatement of the opioid crisis in exchange for the legal shield.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 7 May 2024
Critical to rock crawling is understanding the height of the vehicle and how to navigate obstacles carefully.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2024
Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
During the height of the pandemic, when only hospital staffers were allowed to enter, the couple nonetheless snuck inside to watch the sculpture’s installation.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024
Despite opening during the height of the pandemic, the restaurant has been a huge success, and will relocate to a larger space in the city's west side in 2024.
—Keia Mastrianni, Southern Living, 13 May 2024
For an amphibious soul, the height of joy comes with underwater tracking: Foster taught himself to see tracks of mollusks in the sand atop the back of a stingray, or an octopus's predation marks on a shell.
—Barbara J. King, NPR, 13 May 2024
Many young employees spent their formative years in COVID lockdown or Zoom classrooms, starting their first jobs during or soon after the height of the pandemic.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 May 2024
Wired, a national tech and politics magazine, on Tuesday celebrated the tool as the height of election transparency.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2024
The Sacklers owned and operated Purdue during the height of the opioid epidemic, and after Purdue filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2019, the family agreed to contribute $6 billion for abatement of the opioid crisis in exchange for the legal shield.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 7 May 2024
Critical to rock crawling is understanding the height of the vehicle and how to navigate obstacles carefully.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2024
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