mountaintop
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of mountaintop
Example Sentences
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But like a sage on the basketball mountaintop, Wooden wouldn’t give a direct answer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Kid Rock -- whose real name is Robert Ritchie -- posted a video on X over the weekend showing a helicopter hovering near his mountaintop home's swimming pool as he clapped and saluted.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
The area includes mountaintop walking tracks, beaches and a hot pool facility billed as the “only hot ocean water complex in the world.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
It’s ultra-rare for a team to head into the playoffs on a down note yet still reach the mountaintop.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025
Roz carefully crossed the mountaintop, crawling around boulders and leaping over wide cracks in the ground.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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