sky-high
Americanadverb
adjective
adverb
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high into the air
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to destroy completely
Etymology
Origin of sky-high
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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Now confidence is sky-high -- to the point where the players are daring to shed their traditional Nordic humility.
From Barron's
For bears, the bet is simply that tech giants won’t ever see sufficient profits to justify their massive AI spending commitments and sky-high valuations.
Another critical issue is how Nvidia is dealing with sky-high prices for memory components.
From MarketWatch
However, the sky-high ambitions of some competitors have already been brought back down to Earth.
From BBC
Captain Maro Itoje, who has been dealing with his mother's death as well as his usual sky-high workload, was withdrawn in the 55th minute of his 100th appearance for England.
From BBC
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