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sky-high
[ skahy-hahy ]
adverb
- very high:
Costs have gone sky-high since the war.
sky-high
adjective
- at or to an unprecedented or excessive level
prices rocketed sky-high
adverb
- high into the air
- blow sky-highto destroy completely
Word History and Origins
Origin of sky-high1
Example Sentences
Manchester City's collapse from the sky-high standards of four successive Premier League titles and Arsenal's faltering challenge left the door open for Liverpool.
Her modest galley kitchen in Los Angeles retains its charming period tile and sky-high cabinets that reach the 14-foot ceiling.
If Trump sticks with sky-high tariffs over a sustained period, the economic pain will be widespread.
Unlike other recent remakes like “Road House” or “The Crow,” where the bar set by the original film isn’t exactly sky-high, remaking something as beloved as “The Wedding Banquet” is a uniquely challenging task.
Tariffs at these sky-high rates are massively hitting business between two nations which together account for around 3% of the entire world's trade.
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