Example Sentences

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U.S. oil prices continued to slide Monday and some high-flying technology names kept marching higher.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

He had come late to politics, only becoming an MP in his 50s after a high-flying career in law.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

The dynamic also has been showing up outside of the S&P 500: The below three major ETFs and a number of high-flying stocks have exhibited the same pattern.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

How do you stop a flock of high-flying Ducks?

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

When we played soccer in the yard, the babushkas would suck their teeth, because Ali Shekari was a high-flying acrobat with the ball.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri