the height of

phrase

—used to say that something is an extreme example of something

It was the height of stupidity to quit the team.

Long skirts are now the height of fashion.

Examples of the height of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nor is the height of most basketball players a major factor in soccer. — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

World oil demand is set to decline by 1 million b/d year-on-year in 2026, which would mark its first annual decrease since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the IEA said in its latest oil market report. — Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 10 July 2026

During the height of the Streaming Wars, the industry landscape was uniquely legible for average consumers. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

The arch would be more than twice as tall as the Lincoln Memorial, which is 99 feet (30 meters) tall, and close to half the height of the Washington Monument, at about 555 feet (169 meters) tall. — ABC News, 9 July 2026

Rhymes for the height of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove