high-water mark
Example Sentences
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Nextpower is on pace for a record closing high, poised to surpass the previous high-water mark of $130.42 from March 25, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Soon, we were back on the vaporetto for a sunset ride to Al Covo, the culinary high-water mark of our family trip to Venice a decade earlier—and our parents’ honeymoon 25 years before that.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 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
The increase in consumer prices in the 12 months ended in November could inch up to 3.1% from 3.0%, potentially the high-water mark due to tariffs.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025
It turned out to be the high-water mark of the antislavery effort in the House.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
