high bar
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Foden set a high bar with his performances the year after City's Treble-winning season, registering a career-high 27 goals and 12 assists.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Companies that manage to clear an increasingly high bar are being rewarded with big gains.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Samsung’s earnings preview didn’t clear an evidently high bar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Just in time for the nation’s semiquincentennial, President Donald Trump has issued what might be the most bizarre order of his presidency—a high bar to cross.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
Not gonna lie: the only thing I’ve ever been truly afraid of in gymnastics—apart from letting everyone down—was that high bar.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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