high-up
adjective
holding a high position or rank.
high-ups
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pluralof high-up.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“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
They are in close contact with the very high-ups in the theatrical world, men whose contracts you hope to sign on the dotted line soon.
From The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession by Ned Wayburn
