high-up
Americanadjective
noun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of high-up
First recorded in 1865–70; noun, adj. use of high up
Example Sentences
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They let go of a pretty high-up manager who they only hired a month ago.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
Raising their beds off the ground can keep older dogs away from draughts, while cats may like playing or resting in high-up dens or on climbing posts.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026
Another transition high-up told the publication Hegseth “was vetted, but this alleged incident didn’t come up.”
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2024
Even then, the only sound was the rustle of breathing, of bodies shifting and of the high-up buzz of surveillance helicopters.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
I tell myself this, over and over, until dawn comes, and a patch of weak morning sunlight seeps through the high-up windows.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
“Our agency officials, the high-ups — they had no clue.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2025
However, Vance has already charged the firm with running a 15-year tax evasion scheme for certain high-ups, namely former executive Allen H. Weisselberg, who failed to report $1.7 million worth of company perks.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2021
In short, the high-ups wanted to take a look at weird shit.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 15, 2019
"We took the dead body straight to the town square where we staged a sit-in for seven hours, and left only after the district administration high-ups assured us that justice would be done."
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2017
Aprons, let me tell you, were no longer "high-ups" with a plain armhole.
From A Little Girl in Old New York by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
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