mountaintop
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of mountaintop
Example Sentences
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It’s been a rapid comedown for a heavyweight that basked in its return to the mountaintop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Steve Beshear to protest the destructive mountaintop strip-mining of coal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
If your biggest fear going into retirement was that your money would run out before the end of your life, congratulations for making it to the mountaintop.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Discussions were held at the luxury mountaintop resort of Bürgenstock.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
The scientists set up on a clearing just five and a half miles from the volcano, which gave them an unobstructed, closer view of the mountaintop.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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