How to Use the high road in a Sentence

the high road

noun
  • Way to take the high road, dude.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Take the high road and let grace be your default.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 3 Aug. 2025
  • This may feel like taking the high road to a fault, but there is no lower road.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Take the high road, tout the truth and make the changes necessary to reach your goal.
    — Eugenia Last, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Will Porsha take the high road to find peace through the turmoil?
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
  • For his part, Saleh took the high road one day after being fired.
    — Vincent Frank, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Will Porsha take the high road to find peace through the turmoil? Drew is busier than ever with her music and film career taking off.
    — Dave Quinn, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
  • But that just adds more rudeness to the world, so best to take the high road and keep things polite.
    — Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Neither man took the high road and neither felt secure enough to let an insult pass.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2025
  • Well, Peterson took the high road after the win.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
  • That kind of reinforced the decision to not engage with that and stay with the high road.
    — oregonlive, 21 July 2023
  • The low road is fast but, importantly, less accurate than the high road.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Take the high road by being patient and gracious (for your own happiness).
    — Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Brondello laughed when told of Reeve’s stance, before taking the high road.
    — Sean Gregory, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The Atlanta native — who declined to press charges last week — is taking the high road.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Was glad to hear the two have since spoken, but Staley’s always going to take the high road.
    — Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2026
  • There are more recent examples of the Giants not taking the high road, as well.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2024
  • This was a chance for Biden to take the high road, to toe the fiscal line and display financial prudence.
    — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
  • For his part, Spielberg took the high road and refused to get down in the mud with Weinstein.
    — Donald Liebenson, Town & Country, 9 Mar. 2023
  • But Harlan took the high road on that again, trying to steer clear from any conversion that would hurt the league or his school.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • On the high road, a solitary figure slowly makes his way, wheeling a small red suitcase toward the same village.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Despite the drama, the 23-year-old hooper chose to take the high road and focus on doing her best on the court.
    — Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 12 June 2025
  • David Beckham’s approach of choosing kindness and taking the high road has set a new standard for us.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Chucky Lozano took the high road, issuing a video on social media wishing the youngsters good luck.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2024
  • When asked later about the postgame chat, Canham took the high road, refusing to divulge details.
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • And for the last five months, BYU’s newest offensive lineman took the high road.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The Patriots have taken the high road, steering clear of the public sniping.
    — Dianna Russini, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • But the coach took the high road, finding friends in the crowd and making the rounds to shake hands and hug those who were offering encouragement.
    — Jimmy Golen, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Asked about Vance’s comments, Buttigieg took the high road while still making a very sharp point about civility.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 24 July 2024
  • What was that like for you in the pods, dealing with Irina while also trying to take the high road in your interactions with her?
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2023

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