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

There’s a pile of mail waiting for him, stacked up to the height of multiple shoe boxes. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, having a 10-m (33-ft) tall lander with a mast on top twice the height of a utility pole or 70 times taller than a Pembrokeshire Welsh Corgi means that the array can capture even more power from the extended horizon. — David Szondy october 07, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026

The Bank of America Institute found in a September report that Gen Z made up almost 50% of all online betting activity in July, during the height of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, outnumbering millennials for the first time. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

Another variance would allow the height of the townhomes to permit four stories. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the height of

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