high
adjective
having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall.
Example Sentences
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That would be the highest earnings-growth rate since the second quarter of 2021.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 9, 2026
ExxonMobil’s profit more than doubled from a year earlier to the highest level since 2022, while Chevron reported its highest quarterly earnings on record.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
"The maximum temperature recorded at the observatory was 36.9 degrees, the highest ever recorded since 1884," when records began, the Hong Kong Observatory said in the afternoon.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
A coastal typhoon alert in Zhejiang has been raised to its highest level, and port and ferry services have been halted in the Chinese province.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Woo flies the highest and the farthest, but he uses his nimble limbs to catch a tree branch and break his fall.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
