from on high

idiom

: from God or heaven

He claimed to have heard a voice from on high.

: from people with power or authority

orders from on high

: from a high place

We looked down from on high at the lush valley.

Examples of from on high in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Microscopic prescriptions issued from on high are not. —

New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2024 And, of course, controlling access from on high is Brittany, the fairest and deadliest of them and played to evil brunette perfection by Susan Ward. —

Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024 However, that doesn’t mean handing down edicts from on high and expecting all the problems to miraculously solve themselves overnight. —

Susan Callender, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 The Oklahoma station in question is far from any major market and is owned by a Native tribe, not one of the major radio conglomerates where programming decisions come down from on high. —

Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for from on high

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