pinnacle

Example Sentences

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Ford said senior master technicians like Hummel average about $67,000 after five years on the job, while only those “at the pinnacle of the profession” earn $120,000 or more.

From The Wall Street Journal

He reached the pinnacle of his sport as an amateur, winning gold at the 1968 Summer Olympics, and then climbed the mountain again as a pro.

From The Wall Street Journal

To flip it the other way, Australians see an Ashes tour of England as the absolute pinnacle.

From BBC

That griminess has proven effective at the pinnacle of the sport.

From The Wall Street Journal

Picture a long, slow climb up the mountain of fame and wealth heading for a sign marked “Happiness”—only to discover, at the pinnacle, that happiness is actually on another mountaintop, across a ravine.

From The Wall Street Journal