high wire
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of high wire
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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“It was so eloquent. Like watching a trapeze artist on a high wire, poised gracefully in midair.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
As they say, Blinken is on a high wire right now—and he’s got a lot of balancing to do up there.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2023
"He's a conjurer, he's a magician, he's a high wire artist, and he's a communicator extraordinaire. He is, I'll say it again, a radio genius, and he will always be a radio hero."
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2022
Comedy is best when it occupies that high wire where humor and pain engage in a perilously delicate dance.
From Washington Post ● May 18, 2022
When he was tired, or when he waited at some high wire gate, hoping his father would pass in the line, he would read the big-lettered words first and then practice the small-lettered words.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
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