How to Use at the height of in a Sentence

at the height of

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  • But at the height of their acting fame, the sisters stepped away from the public eye.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Considering the last edition took place at the height of the luxury boom, the landscape has since shifted.
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 2 July 2026
  • Friend Thing is set in Seattle during the spring of 1996, at the height of the city’s cultural influence.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 July 2026
  • The sisters stepped away from the public eye at the height of their fame and founded their luxury fashion house, The Row, in 2005.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
  • He had been detained while on his way to work in Chicago in September, at the height of Operation Midway Blitz.
    — Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Even at the height of the Miami’s summer slowdown, one buyer just shelled out more than $27 million for a home in the neighborhood at 790 Lake Rd.
    — Catherine Odom july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
  • Arthur Labellman, 81, ran the shop started by his grandfather in 1919 for more than 50 years, selling mink coats and other products at the height of downtown’s retail era.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • In 1969, at the height of the Vietnam War, a struggling Texas prep school on the brink of closure turns to the tough-as-nails Marine to restore order among its rebellious students.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 July 2026
  • Built for different strategic eras The Seawolf-class was conceived at the height of the Cold War to counter increasingly capable Soviet nuclear submarines.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026
  • That number is still under the record 26 deaths in 2020 at the height of COVID-19 lockdowns, when injuries also peaked at 15,600.
    — Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 3 July 2026

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