high road

noun

1
2
: the easiest course
3
: an ethical course

Examples of high road in a Sentence

hair-raising tales of outlaws who ambushed coaches traveling the high roads
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And Microsoft embraced neutrality after heavy unionA Since the NLRB will be weak for quite a while but a new study by The Center for Work And Democracy at Arizona State University identifies workers can influence a high road economy that go beyond traditional collective bargaining. Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 But the former president didn’t stay on that high road for long. Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024 The moral high road In an uncertain world with no clear answers, anger can be a north star. Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 See All Example Sentences for high road

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of high road was in 1613

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“High road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20road. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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highroad

noun
high·​road
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