pinnacle
Example Sentences
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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.
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.
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.
Head upstairs via the sweeping curved staircase and you will be met with several bedrooms, the pinnacle of which is the primary suite.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.