from on high

idiom

1
: from God or heaven
He claimed to have heard a voice from on high.
2
: from people with power or authority
orders from on high
3
: from a high place
We looked down from on high at the lush valley.

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Wisdom from on high — and down low Henry is philosophical by nature. Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025 Head out to the field nearby to watch Santa paraglide from on high and land on the snowy ground. AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025 But this is real life, not fiction, and Loktev isn’t coldly observing her subjects from on high or yanking them along on unseen strings. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025 Watching from on high in the Mold Road Stand, Reynolds and McElhenney were clearly relishing every moment. Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for from on high

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“From on high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20on%20high. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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