at full height

idiom

: up straight
standing at full height

Examples of at full height in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After making it to shore, the bird stands at full height and shakes its wet feathers. Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023 After he was run out of the ministry in Brewster, Massachusetts, in 1866 (he was brought up in Chelsea, near Boston), the boyish author, five feet two at full height, began to churn out novel after novel, from Westerns to what now might be called young-adult literature. Alissa Quart, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2023 Speed is limited to 105 mph at full height, though. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2022 Some reviewers complained that the plastic base can be wobbly at full height, but this issue can be mitigated if it’s placed against a wall or on a nonskid mat. Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics, 24 June 2022 Most significant: Paulini, unwilling to put puppeteers in confined spaces, ruled out using a large puppet (frequently used in other productions) to represent the bloodthirsty plant at full height. Michael Paulson, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2020

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“At full height.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20full%20height. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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