apogee
Example Sentences
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The apogee of his draconian dramatics came on Sunday, when he ordered a fighter jet to intercept a commercial airliner bound for Lithuania and carrying one of his self-exiled opponents, journalist Raman Pratasevich.
From Seattle Times
As he neared the apogee of success, he built a landmark residence on New York’s Madison Avenue, designed by Stanford White, that is still remembered as the Villard Houses.
From Los Angeles Times
In golf etiquette, this is regarded as the apogee of inconsiderate gaucheness.
From New York Times
“I also purposely went to a point in the cabin to most dramatically try to enjoy apogee and a view of Earth from the stillness of space,” she said.
From Seattle Times
It is an apogee of trash brilliance unrivaled anywhere else in the galaxy.
From The Guardian
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