How to Use in high places in a Sentence
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Mack had friends in high places on campus from his first term.
— Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 10 July 2020 -
People in high places may take note of your passion for perfection and give your ideas the go-ahead.
— Magi Helena, oregonlive, 14 June 2020 -
And the museum has received very public signs of support from friends in high places.
— Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2023 -
Adele has fans in high places (including the British government).
— Vogue, 7 Oct. 2021 -
As outlandish and self-aggrandizing as that may seem, Tania has allies in high places to help her on this holy mission.
— Seyward Darby, Longreads, 8 Aug. 2023 -
Keep these plants in high places inaccessible to pets and small children.
— Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 10 May 2023 -
Keep these plants in high places inaccessible to pets and small children.
— Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 10 May 2023 -
Their life looks glamorous — closets full of fashion, an arcade room, friends in high places — and hides some notable secrets.
— Darren Franich, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2022 -
But that is precisely the point: Epstein had purchased friends in high places, and those friends had friends who helped him, even if inadvertently.
— Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2020 -
The full machinery of the state was being unleashed, which suggested that people in high places had much to lose if Consuelo Porras was no longer at the helm.
— Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2022 -
Although the channel’s viewership is low, Newsmax has Republican friends in high places.
— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2023 -
Montgomery, who could not immediately be reached for comment, has long dabbled in conspiracy theories and has a track record of persuading people in high places to invest in them.
— John D'anna, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2020 -
And influential women in high places are clearly visible.
— Dallas News, 5 Oct. 2022 -
Unfortunately, with friends in high places, then usually come others attempting to climb that social ladder.
— Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2022 -
Although some of his neighbors are upset, Trump has no shortage of friends in high places in Florida — unlike New York where state prosecutors are examining his financial dealings.
— Skyler Swisher, sun-sentinel.com, 26 Dec. 2020 -
As the investigation peaked in late 2017, detectives stumbled onto startling evidence of Lin’s influence in high places.
— Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 12 July 2023
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