- superlative of high.
highest
Example Sentences
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Harry Brook shone with a sensational 15-ball fifty as Sunrisers Leeds posted the highest total in Hundred history in their 37-run win against London Spirit.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
If 47.4% is the actual growth rate for the quarter, it would mark the highest year-over-year earnings-growth rate reported by the benchmark index since the second quarter of 2021.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Mercury, a large Los Angeles-based insurer, charged the highest differential, though it offered lower rates to widowed motorists with 34 or more years of driving experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Thirteen large fires are burning across the northwestern state, according to state data, with the number of acres burned so far this year amounting to the highest since 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Vice President Millard Fillmore was sworn into the nation’s highest office.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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