the stratosphere

noun

: the upper layer of the Earth's atmosphere that begins about 7 miles (11 kilometers) above the Earth's surface and ends about 30 miles (50 kilometers) above the Earth's surface

: a very high position, level, or amount

Tuition at many colleges has soared into the stratosphere.

His career is clearly headed for the stratosphere.

Examples of the stratosphere in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Building a career the old-fashioned way—slow and steady—is not glamorous, but being launched into the stratosphere seemingly at random, with no personal or professional infrastructure in place to support sudden fame, tends to leave musicians stricken, if not traumatized. —

Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024 Billionaires and investors have been pushing home prices in Jackson, Wyoming, into the stratosphere for years, forcing workers to live further and further away from their jobs. —

Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 13 June 2024 There are several layers within the atmosphere; the layer above the troposphere is the stratosphere. —

Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2024 Everything is relative in the stratosphere of billionaires. —

Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the stratosphere

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