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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Her shoes mixed a pointed oxford shape with the height of a pump and the silhouette of a mule.
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2025
But this was near the height of the Merseyside club’s spending under Farhad Moshiri’s ownership.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Hang large bedroom decor, such as a tapestry to accent the height of the room.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
If modern cinema is defined by the abstract relations between a story and its telling, the height of classicism consists of concrete relations rendered in style.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2025
But this was near the height of the Merseyside club’s spending under Farhad Moshiri’s ownership.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Hang large bedroom decor, such as a tapestry to accent the height of the room.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
If modern cinema is defined by the abstract relations between a story and its telling, the height of classicism consists of concrete relations rendered in style.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the height of
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“The height of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20height%20of. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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