the high road

noun

1

chiefly US : a morally proper way of doing something

Several local news programs reported the rumor, but the city newspaper took the high road and waited to see if anyone could confirm the story.

2

: an easy way to do something

The book claims to teach the high road to financial success.

Examples of the high road in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But 18 months into Carney’s tenure, with trade talks once-again stalled and a flashy new alliance blooming with the European Union, the Canadian leader appears to be done taking the high road. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

Kat, on the other hand, can sit back and enjoy the stunning view from the high road. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Willie took the high road After Bob Marley, Willie arguably did the most to make marijuana part of mainstream American life. — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026

Joe Thuney took the high road Sunday afternoon, not revealing an ounce of worry about the left tackle rotation that has been unfolding around him for the past three weeks at Chicago Bears training camp. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the high road

• afterload
• episode
• internode
• microcode
• multimode
• nematode
• nesselrode
• overflowed
• overload
• overrode
• radioed
• torpedoed