How to Use highflier in a Sentence

highflier

noun

• The share prices of Slack and the other software highfliers were destined for wild swings.
  — Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2019
• Equal weight indexes own the same amount of all stocks and so are not overexposed to market highfliers.
  — Norm Alster, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2018
• Those with heavy positions in former Nasdaq highfliers haven’t made the cut.
  — Joanna Glasner, WIRED, 9 July 2001
• Traders have turned to derivatives to bet on the continued rise of some tech highfliers, wagering that there are even bigger gains ahead for the group.
  — Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 20 Feb. 2020
• Then shares and notes of units of Dalian Wanda Group, another highflier, plunged based on mere rumors that banks were dumping its bonds, which the company denied.
  — Michael Schuman, Bloomberg.com, 29 June 2017
• The sportswear maker, once a highflier on Wall Street that benefited from strong and consistent growth, has fallen victim to new fashion trends and changing shopper habits.
  — Steven Russolillo, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2017
• The implication is that as long as the Fed keeps the money flowing, and highfliers and stock repurchases continue to supercharge earnings, the party can continue.
  — Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2019
• Growth investing 101 By comparison, growth investors often chase the market’s highfliers.
  — Anna-Louise Jackson, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 Aug. 2017
• The fish were seized along with the fishing gear and highflyers, which are used to mark the beginning and end of long fishing lines.
  — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
• Sam Bankman-Fried is the latest highflier to learn that lesson.
  — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 16 Dec. 2022