pinnacle
a lofty peak.
the highest or culminating point, as of success, power, fame, etc.: the pinnacle of one's career.
any pointed, towering part or formation, as of rock.
Architecture. a relatively small, upright structure, commonly terminating in a gable, a pyramid, or a cone, rising above the roof or coping of a building, or capping a tower, buttress, or other projecting architectural member.
to place on or as on a pinnacle.
to form a pinnacle on; crown.
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How to use pinnacle in a sentence
Even while he was working at the pinnacle of the financial services world he started non-profits like the Big Shoulders Fund and taught financial literacy.
Want a job in tech? Flockjay pitches its sales training service as an on-ramp to tech careers | Jonathan Shieber | January 15, 2021 | TechCrunchHumans are not a treasured creation, or even the pinnacle of evolution.
Schitt’s Creek has risen in the ranks as one of the most popular TV shows of the past decade, reaching its pinnacle at this year’s Emmy awards, where the show swept the comedy category.
What ‘Schitt’s Creek’ can teach us about climate action | matthewheimer | December 6, 2020 | FortuneSometimes, a thriving juggernaut doesn’t tail off — rather, a new competitor knocks the champion off its pinnacle, often during conference realignment.
What’s interesting as I’ve talked to some experts that actually feel that this might indeed be the pinnacle of campaign technology and personalized campaigns because public opinion is really shifting on this.
Podcast: How democracies can reclaim digital power | Anthony Green | October 15, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
Next, he sermonized on the moral failures that caused other “pinnacle nations” throughout history to fall.
Ben Carson, Auschwitz, and My High School Graduation | Matt Finkelstein | June 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFrom an athletic point of view, James is the pinnacle of human athleticism and fitness.
A Lesson From LeBron James’ Game One Nightmare | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor those who are obsessed with the popular reality show, the wedding was a pinnacle moment.
Eavesdropping On Kim and Kanye’s Florentine “Wedding of the Century” | Barbie Latza Nadeau | May 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey were two artists at the pinnacle of their careers combining their respective star powers into one nearly blinding supernova.
The arrival of Woodford Reserve in 1996 was arguably the pinnacle of the small batch movement.
Hillbilly Heaven: The History of Small-Batch Bourbon | Dane Huckelbridge | March 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut there is a pinnacle of human success and of human opinion, on which human foot was never yet permitted to rest.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterThe minister's eye kept steady to one point; to raise the country he governed, to the utmost pinnacle of earthly grandeur.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterI might as well have laid down and gone to sleep on that pinnacle for all the good my waiting and eye-straining did me.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairA fifty-mile breeze lashed us spitefully, tugging at our shirt-sleeves and drowning our voices, while we halted on that pinnacle.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairAs if to prove that he was a true prophet, the herd split against a rocky pinnacle, and on this we stranded.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for pinnacle
/ (ˈpɪnəkəl) /
the highest point or level, esp of fame, success, etc
a towering peak, as of a mountain
a slender upright structure in the form of a cone, pyramid, or spire on the top of a buttress, gable, or tower
to set on or as if on a pinnacle
to furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles
to crown with a pinnacle
Origin of pinnacle
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