high-water mark
Example Sentences
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Still, the CBA deal is a high-water mark for a league with a tumultuous history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
In the 2025 tests, the L.A. school system surpassed its achievement levels of 2018-19, L.A.’s previous high-water mark under the current testing system.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 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
Now they’re down only 25% from that 2022 high-water mark.
From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025
When the counterfeit Beast was perfected, the knights took it away and hid it in a cave at the foot of the cliffs, above high-water mark.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
