mountaintop
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of mountaintop
Example Sentences
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The NFL mountaintop this season sits 10 stories underground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 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
Switzerland's foreign ministry later confirmed the talks at the Burgenstock mountaintop resort had been "postponed", although it said preparations for talks were continuing.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Before he climbed to the NBA’s mountaintop, though, Dolan spent decades challenging the patience of nearly everyone in the world of professional basketball—starting with Knicks fans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
It has the air of a world’s fair bizarrely transferred to a mountaintop.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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