high ground
noun
: a position of advantage or superiority
especially
: an ethically superior position
took the moral high ground during the debate
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Examples of high ground in a Sentence
one would have thought that having the superior product would have given the company the high ground in the video format war
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But Kendrick’s history unravels his moral high ground.
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2024
The ability to fly faster and higher has always been the next military high ground.
—Sassie Duggleby, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2024
The ability to fly faster and higher has always been the next military high ground.
—Sassie Duggleby, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for high ground
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“High ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20ground. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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