high-flying

adjective

high-fly·​ing ˈhī-ˈflī-iŋ 

1

: marked by extravagance, pretension, or excessive ambition

2

: rising to considerable height

Examples of high-flying in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Effectively integrated, these Korean and Turkish systems could potentially provide a layered defense for Iraq against everything from fast high-flying ballistic missiles to small slow low-flying drones. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

The ball jumped off Kyle Tucker’s bat for a high-flying home run into the right-field stands at Citi Field. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

Healthcare is a cyclical sector that's bucking the broader downbeat market and benefiting from the shift away from high-flying tech. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 7 July 2026

To Grinacoff, that’s a sign that the high-flying AI trade is becoming more crowded than the overall market. — Bernard Goyder, Fortune, 7 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for high-flying

• buying
• crying
• drying
• dyeing
• dying
• flying
• frying
• lying
• plying
• prying
• shying
• sighing