height
noun
extent or distance upward.
heights
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pluralof height.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Students who specialized in music were encouraged that a handful of their predecessors had actually scaled the heights of pop stardom—in spectacular fashion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
At those heights, conditions were cold enough for snow and ice to survive throughout the year and gradually develop into an ice cap.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Experts say fire from burning heather can reach heights of six metres and that fire breaks need to be three times the flame height.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The complaint arrives a year after the 2025 animated musical “KPop Demon Hunters” — which centered on Huntrix, a music trio who hunt demons — reached unprecedented heights, becoming Netflix’s most-watched animated original movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
From the heights of Monticello, Jefferson watched the British troops through his spyglass, or hand telescope.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
