How to Use the height of in a Sentence

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  • The film was made during the height of the L.A. punk scene.
    — Bruce Haring, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The general rule is the hole should be three times the height of the bulb.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Note that the thickness of the topper will add to the height of your mattress.
    — Grace Wu, goodhousekeeping.com, 9 June 2023
  • And this was from the height of our lift, which is less than 10 meters up.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2024
  • His death, as well as that of his wife, Marie-Antoinette, marked the end of the monarchy and the height of the Reign of Terror.
    — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Berry spent twenty months in prison at what should have been the height of his career.
    — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Injuries peaked again during the height of holiday sales at the end of the year.
    — Caroline O'Donovan, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
  • Depending on the weight of the boat or the height of the water, expect to get lightly splashed.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
  • The murky origins of bitcoin date to the height of the financial crisis in 2008.
    — Brian Melley, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2024
  • So 2007 and the launch of Fox Business was, perhaps, the height of Murdoch’s power.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Space the bulbs 4 to 6 inches apart depending on the height of the variety.
    — Nadia Hassani, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The joke is not just his costume (long tutu and pointe shoes) but the angle of his shoulders and the height of his arabesque.
    — Alice Robb, The New Republic, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Despite reaching the height of rock stardom over the past 22 years, the Black Keys have rarely strayed too far from their roots.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Growing to about the height of an adult human, it’s known for its crown of fuzzy leaves that siphon moisture from fog.
    — Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2024
  • While shopping for the best over-the-toilet, the height of the unit is a key consideration.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2024
  • But many people chose to move their activities to hours outside of the height of the day.
    — Emily Kask, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2023
  • To make the most of the space, this coffee table can be adjusted to rise to the height of a dining table.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Veep was supposed to be satire, its black heart emerging during the height of the hopecore Obama years.
    — Whizy Kim, Vox, 23 July 2024
  • What to look for: There is no platform here, but the height of the heel doesn’t require it ,so walking in these is still quite easy.
    — Arancha Gamo, Glamour, 2 July 2024
  • An 11-story crane will lift the tail of Endeavour, while a 40-story crawler crane — about the height of City Hall — will lift the nose.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2024
  • The pivot to private that took place during the height of the pandemic is a factor, too.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 29 July 2023
  • Just be aware that the height of this desk is limited, at only 31 inches.
    — Rachel Dube, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2023
  • July and August mark the height of the summer tourist season in the Florida Keys.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 July 2024
  • Its depth is a little less than the height of Chicago's Willis Tower, by about a hundred feet or so.
    — Divya Murthy, Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2023
  • This was still the height of the pandemic, so downtown was fairly empty.
    — Philip Bump, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
  • If this starts happening, give your lawn a trim by setting the mower deck high—about a half-inch above the height of the dormant grass.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2024
  • Photo: nick oxford/Reuters The shale patch is shedding rigs at the fastest pace since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic despite healthy oil prices.
    — Mari Novik, WSJ, 17 July 2023
  • Continue to reduce the height of the blade before making a second pass.
    — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024
  • This was 2018, the height of family separation and ICE raids.
    — Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Both companies accounted for only a small share of the opioids sold in Baltimore during the height of prescribing.
    — Madeleine O'Neill, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024

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