high point

noun

: the best time or stage of something

Our trip to the museum was the high point of our vacation.

the high point of her career

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The ethereal chanting track that accompanies Suzume’s gravity-defying showdown in the sky over Tokyo is a high point, as is the bouncy theme song. —

Peter Debruge, Variety, 23 Feb. 2023 Footage from the ensuing 1997 concert, performed in front of roughly 45,000 fans, forms the emotional high point of the documentary. —

Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2023 My standards began at a pretty high point, because after all, Frank Miller was my baseline. —

Hazlitt, 21 July 2022 The relatively easy five-mile trail takes a few hours to complete and is a high point — literally and figuratively — of an Amalfi Coast visit. —

Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2023

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