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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Sunny’s Sunny’s, from the team that created the award-winning cocktail bar Jaguar Sun (Will Thompson and chef Carey Hynes), began as a dinner party (Sunny’s Someday Steakhouse) in a brick courtyard in Miami’s Little River neighborhood during the height of the pandemic.
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Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
Tammy, who later married Roe Messner after divorcing Jim in 1992, was a larger-than-life personality known for her big hair, fake eyelashes and her advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community during the height of the AIDS epidemic.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
While sales improved some during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when consumers cooked and ate at home more, Tupperware saw an overall steady decline over the years.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
Some of the men whose downfalls were celebrated during the height of the #MeToo movement have been welcomed back with open arms.
—Julie Roginsky, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
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Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
Tammy, who later married Roe Messner after divorcing Jim in 1992, was a larger-than-life personality known for her big hair, fake eyelashes and her advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community during the height of the AIDS epidemic.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
While sales improved some during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when consumers cooked and ate at home more, Tupperware saw an overall steady decline over the years.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
Some of the men whose downfalls were celebrated during the height of the #MeToo movement have been welcomed back with open arms.
—Julie Roginsky, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
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“The height of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20height%20of. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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