the height of
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—used to say that something is an extreme example of something
It was the height of stupidity to quit the team.
Long skirts are now the height of fashion.
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Just sustaining existing homelessness spending could be challenging as local and state budgets flush with revenue during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic now have turned to deficits.
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Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
In the height of a dry summer, signs of the supernatural and the divine emerge, questioning the true origin of her mysterious pregnancy.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
This was also the height of Perry's on-theme attire, and her statue-holding hands were finished off with a record-motif manicure that matched her outfit.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
Join 5 others in the comments View Comments Back during the height of the pandemic, when air travel grounded nearly to a halt and airlines were desperate for cash, the revenue airlines were getting from credit cards became a true lifeline.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 8 Sep. 2024
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Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
In the height of a dry summer, signs of the supernatural and the divine emerge, questioning the true origin of her mysterious pregnancy.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
This was also the height of Perry's on-theme attire, and her statue-holding hands were finished off with a record-motif manicure that matched her outfit.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
Join 5 others in the comments View Comments Back during the height of the pandemic, when air travel grounded nearly to a halt and airlines were desperate for cash, the revenue airlines were getting from credit cards became a true lifeline.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 8 Sep. 2024
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