high-water mark
Example Sentences
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Still, there are signs the 4.2% yearly rate of inflation in May could be the high-water mark of the latest bout of inflation.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
The 2023 best picture field set a modern high-water mark of $4.4 billion worldwide, powered by the mega-hits “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Avatar: The Way of Water.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
They racked up some electoral wins, and at their high-water mark received 7.1% of the vote in 1989 European Parliament elections in West Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
Now they’re down only 25% from that 2022 high-water mark.
From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025
Unfortunately, the gains achieved in 1992 represented a high-water mark.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
