high style
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- high-style adjective
Etymology
Origin of high style
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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True to his star status, United transported him to the Los Angeles quarantine station in high style.
From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2022
Mark Olsen: Well, we’re getting started in high style with a conversation with Baz Luhrmann, director and co-writer of “Elvis,” one of the top-grossing films of the year so far.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2022
Later, I saw her dance with an old head in a smooth, high style I slowly realized must be the hustle.
From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2021
But what we haven't quite left behind is some expectation of top shelf grandeur that forefronts high style even if that comes at the expense of substance.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2020
He has a brand-new position in the security division of the gold-mining industry, near the northern suburbs, where supposedly we are soon to be living in high style.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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