high road
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a variation of
highroad.
Example Sentences
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Vollering backed her embattled teammate Gery and everyone took the high road.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Having recognized the error of his ways, Ogles manned up and took the high road: He posted that it was a staffer’s fault.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2026
This isn’t the high road to Rome, though neither is it the lowest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2024
By Monday afternoon Biden was back on the high road.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2024
They stood at the western end of the valley, where the high road crested the last pass and began its winding descent to the bottomlands two miles below.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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