on a high
idiom
informal
: feeling happy and excited
He was on a high after receiving the promotion.
Examples of on a high in a Sentence
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In the top of the second, Ryan Williams reached on an error and went to second on a high throw from third to first.
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2024
As right-hander Ryan Falke delivered the final strike on a high fastball, delirium ensued.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 1 June 2024
Wingard, for his part, leaves the franchise on a high note.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
With everything else ruled out, Aronson started the patient on a high dose of prednisone to calm what still seemed most likely to be an allergic inflammatory process.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 16 May 2024
Sleep apnea, kidney disease, and adrenal gland disorders may be found after following up on a high blood pressure diagnosis.
—Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 14 May 2024
By the end, most of us were breathless and slightly sweaty, on a high of high-brow endorphins.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 2 May 2024
The same is true for a show that could have ended on a high — or constructed a story that kept its two friends in safe harbor, rather than blowing up its premise and going on a whole new adventure.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
Cylindrical Forces ended the evening on a high, and the resulting standing ovation showed the audience’s affection for the evening’s program and dancers.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2024
As right-hander Ryan Falke delivered the final strike on a high fastball, delirium ensued.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 1 June 2024
Wingard, for his part, leaves the franchise on a high note.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
With everything else ruled out, Aronson started the patient on a high dose of prednisone to calm what still seemed most likely to be an allergic inflammatory process.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 16 May 2024
Sleep apnea, kidney disease, and adrenal gland disorders may be found after following up on a high blood pressure diagnosis.
—Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 14 May 2024
By the end, most of us were breathless and slightly sweaty, on a high of high-brow endorphins.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 2 May 2024
The same is true for a show that could have ended on a high — or constructed a story that kept its two friends in safe harbor, rather than blowing up its premise and going on a whole new adventure.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
Cylindrical Forces ended the evening on a high, and the resulting standing ovation showed the audience’s affection for the evening’s program and dancers.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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