the stratosphere
noun
1
: the upper layer of the Earth's atmosphere that begins about 7 miles (11 kilometers) above the Earth's surface and ends about 30 miles (50 kilometers) above the Earth's surface
2
: a very high position, level, or amount
Tuition at many colleges has soared into the stratosphere.
His career is clearly headed for the stratosphere.
Examples of the stratosphere in a Sentence
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The blockbuster movie Barbie catapulted the actor back onto our screens as a life-size version of the globe’s favorite doll, sending her fame level into the stratosphere.
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Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
Julian’s contribution to the family’s budding hospitality business is a chef’s breakfast spread with fresh-baked pastries, eggs, and farmer’s market produce that launches the second B of B&B into the stratosphere (and the catering team is available for events, too).
—Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
Several services will be live streaming the event from sites across the path of totality—and even airing video from the stratosphere.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
The term refers to activities like stratospheric aerosol injections, an untested theory that the planet could be cooled by spraying particles into the stratosphere from high-altitude aircraft.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
One of the first luxury-space tourism companies is hosting a meal aboard in the stratosphere that is priced at $495,000 each.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024
Rank-and-file worker wages have barely kept up with inflation, while CEO pay has rocketed into the stratosphere.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
In the stratosphere of top tech CEOs, Karp is an unusual figure.
—TIME, 8 Feb. 2024
Some concepts – such as placing reflective solar sails into space, or sending aerosols into the stratosphere – create an effect not unlike a solar eclipse, according to Trees.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
Julian’s contribution to the family’s budding hospitality business is a chef’s breakfast spread with fresh-baked pastries, eggs, and farmer’s market produce that launches the second B of B&B into the stratosphere (and the catering team is available for events, too).
—Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
Several services will be live streaming the event from sites across the path of totality—and even airing video from the stratosphere.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
The term refers to activities like stratospheric aerosol injections, an untested theory that the planet could be cooled by spraying particles into the stratosphere from high-altitude aircraft.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
One of the first luxury-space tourism companies is hosting a meal aboard in the stratosphere that is priced at $495,000 each.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024
Rank-and-file worker wages have barely kept up with inflation, while CEO pay has rocketed into the stratosphere.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
In the stratosphere of top tech CEOs, Karp is an unusual figure.
—TIME, 8 Feb. 2024
Some concepts – such as placing reflective solar sails into space, or sending aerosols into the stratosphere – create an effect not unlike a solar eclipse, according to Trees.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
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