sky-high

American  

[skahy-hahy] / ˈskaɪˈhaɪ /

adverb

1. very high.

   Costs have gone sky-high since the war.

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sky-high British  

adjective

1. at or to an unprecedented or excessive level

   prices rocketed sky-high

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adverb

1. high into the air

2. to destroy completely

Etymology

Origin of sky-high

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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sky-high

Smith, who said she'd come to the fair to pet the animals, lamented that consumer prices were sky-high, adding: "It hurts at the pump."

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Not only was it a culinary juggernaut, but the sky-high restaurant—soaring more than 100 stories above the city in the North Tower of the World Trade Center—shifted the city’s culture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

But the combined weight of the Covid pandemic, China's spiralling property slump and constricted borrowing limits for its citizens have sunk those sky-high ambitions, and all but ground the project to a standstill.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Fixing one of California’s most pressing issues — a severe housing shortage and sky-high prices — has been a rare point of unity in the governor’s race.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

A man with a tray of round flat breads stacked sky-high grinned at Liyana through the car window when their eyes met.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

Related Words

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