How to Use at the height of in a Sentence
at the height of
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The group travels a risky path to find the quilombo at the height of a great war.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
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Jarry was at the height of a hot streak, Skinner was in a lull.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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Just keep in mind the mountains tend to get crowded at the height of ski season.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2023
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But at the height of their acting fame, the sisters stepped away from the public eye.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
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The museum was closed for seven years at the height of the civil war.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
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Even at the height of his Wolves success, the cracks were appearing.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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But for many young people who started vaping at the height of the trend, a habit was set.
—John Daley - Colorado Public Radio, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
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This is right at the height of the Me Too movement, the women’s march.
—Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
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That was more than a generation ago at the height of Japan’s post-war boom.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 22 Feb. 2024
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The law was passed in 1986 at the height of the War on Drugs.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
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Marin was, in many ways, at the height of her powers, poised to regain the top job in the next election.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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The couple tied the knot in 1999, at the height of their careers.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
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There's nothing quite like ripe, juicy blueberries picked at the height of the season.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
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But seeing Taylor at the height of her career, on her biggest tour?
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
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This is odd and unexpected at the height of the laying season.
—Nina Burleigh, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
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My hand moved instinctively to my stomach, resting at the height of the curve.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Many thanked the department for intervening at the height of a storm.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2026
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The image appears to be a photoshoot outtake of the star captured at the height of her fame.
—Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 July 2023
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The duo attributed this drop to the global shutdown at the height of the pandemic.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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That goes down to the details, like how the light wooden bar sits at the height of a standard kitchen counter with a blue-tile backsplash.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 10 May 2024
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That is the first year-over-year decline since fall 2020, at the height of the pandemic.
—Jean Eaglesham, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2023
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Vickers noted that three ROVs had been deployed at the height of the search.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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The strike upended travel plans worldwide at the height of the summer season.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 16 Aug. 2025
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For these entrepreneurs at the height of their careers, economic strain is constant and concrete.
—Eric Johnson, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
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Paris in August is at its hottest and might reach 80 degrees Fahrenheit at the height of the day.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025
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The Space Tower was erected in 1965, at the height of the world’s space craze.
—Jay Gabler, Twin Cities, 24 Aug. 2025
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This is a band at the height of its powers that could have easily continued making great records, and instead chose not to.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
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The opening titles were designed by the artist Keith Haring at the height of his fame.
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2023
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An odd response, considering this was at the height of the #MeToo movement.
—Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
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This is the first time the city’s deficit has reached over $1 billion since 2021, at the height of the pandemic.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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