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

Cities across the country copied the format, usually timing it to a slow season, whether that’s the dead of winter or the height of summer when locals leave for the beach. — Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

During the height of the 2025 outbreak, Kennedy somewhat pulled back from anti-vaccine messaging and encouraged inoculation against measles. — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier stated Wednesday his office will investigate Anthony Fauci, the former chief medical adviser to the president during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. — Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Increase the height of the step or hold dumbbells once the movement feels easy. — Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 29 July 2026

Rhymes for the height of

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