from on high

idiom

: from God or heaven

He claimed to have heard a voice from on high.

: from people with power or authority

orders from on high

: from a high place

We looked down from on high at the lush valley.

Examples of from on high in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Like God, who judges from on high, a finance minister has the power to determine who shall thrive and who shall struggle. —

Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024 Until, that is, a drag queen sneaks into the party and tips a bucket of blood over her head from on high. —

Liam Hess, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024 Other folks in these mobs of teens and twentysomethings wander in clusters, spray-painting here and there or simply taking in from on high the sound and glory of the whirling, grinding, cranking, blurring circle of mosh. —

Matt Thompson, SPIN, 18 Oct. 2024 The journey could take months, but NASA expects to be rewarded with fascinating new science opportunities and spectacular views from on high. —

Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for from on high

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