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Examples of high road in a Sentence
hair-raising tales of outlaws who ambushed coaches traveling the high roads
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Getting Around Oslo With high road tolls and expensive, hard-to-find parking, driving in Oslo can quickly become a hassle, putting a damper on your weekend.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Rounding out the top three is Switzerland, which also has a very low road traffic death rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people, low fuel and EV charging costs, and a very high road quality score of 6.3 out of 7.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2024
Speeding isn’t the only reason why the US has such high road fatality rates.
—Marin Cogan, Vox, 13 May 2024
In the United States, thousands of ‘high road’ restaurants are paving the way to a better industry, not just leading with their great food but their values.
—Saru Jayaraman, CNN, 14 Jan. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1613, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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“High road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20road. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
highroad
noun
high·road
-ˌrōd
: highway
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