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

Examples of High Point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wawrinka, 41, who this week played his last competitive match in Basel, Switzerland, won three Grand Slams, the Davis Cup and an Olympic gold in doubles, but this was the high point of his career. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

That number rose 8% in 2025, but remained 20% below its high point in 2023. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

The high point of the state visit, however, was the state banquet. — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 25 Oct. 2026

Water at the surface at Scripps Pier in La Jolla, a neighborhood in San Diego, reached a high point for the year of around 77 degrees, when the average maximum is around 70 degrees. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for High Point

• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint
• gunpoint
• midpoint
• nonpoint
• pinpoint
• standpoint

Geographical Definition

High Point

geographical name

ˈhī-ˌpȯint 

city in north central North Carolina southwest of Greensboro