high road
Example Sentences
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Vollering backed her embattled teammate Gery and everyone took the high road.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Having recognized the error of his ways, Ogles manned up and took the high road: He posted that it was a staffer’s fault.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2026
Evans asked her if there was ever a moment in which she didn’t want to take the high road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025
By Monday afternoon Biden was back on the high road.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2024
Behind her she heard Gabriel cry: “Bless your name, Jesus!” and, thinking of him and the high road of holiness he had traveled, her mind swung like a needle, and she thought of Deborah.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
