the height of
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—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.
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Fully extended, the creation exceeds the height of the Statue of Liberty or the length of an Olympic-size swimming pool.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2025
Compatibility regulations limit the height of new developments based on their proximity to single-family lots.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Morning Glory became a soundtrack for Nineties Britain–with Oasis famously locking horns with chart rivals Blur during the height of Britpop–and signalling a new golden age for British music, with Oasis fandom reaching similar giddy heights to Beatle-mania.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
That was my extremely satisfied reaction to this stylish crime movie, based on a real caper that took place in 2008, during the height of Europe’s financial crisis.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2025
Compatibility regulations limit the height of new developments based on their proximity to single-family lots.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Morning Glory became a soundtrack for Nineties Britain–with Oasis famously locking horns with chart rivals Blur during the height of Britpop–and signalling a new golden age for British music, with Oasis fandom reaching similar giddy heights to Beatle-mania.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
That was my extremely satisfied reaction to this stylish crime movie, based on a real caper that took place in 2008, during the height of Europe’s financial crisis.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
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“The height of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20height%20of. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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