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Definition of high spot in English: high spotnoun The most enjoyable or significant part of an experience or period of time. the high spot of the tour was to be an audience with the Pope Example sentencesExamples - He has been a long-time fan of The Smiths - taking a lot of ridicule in his younger days - and admits a high spot was seeing them at St George's Hall last October on his birthday.
- The choir will appear with the Mbawula Zulu Band and over the past three years this has been one of the high spots of the jazz weekend.
- One of the traditional high spots of the world rally calendar, the Rally Argentina is renowned for the challenge of its stages, the breathtaking beauty of its landscapes and the unfailingly warm welcome of the local population.
- Adrian rates his medal winning performances at the Manchester Commonwealth Games as the high spot of his career so far, but is looking forward to his first Olympics.
- I went to his dressing room to talk to him afterwards, and to tell him that playing with him had been one of the high spots of my career so far.
- Despite its shortcomings, the disc still has a few high spots.
- Our ambassador held the obligatory reception for HRH, the high spot of which was Prince Philip's story of his arrival in Phuket.
- We ordered two caramel apple pies, one with custard, which Anthony declared the high spot of the meal.
- AT 30, Matthew Berlow is convinced he has already experienced the high spot of his legal career.
- His reading of Keats's Ode to a Grecian Urn was a high spot of the evening.
- He thought that the high spots of his career were giving the Blake-Marsh lecture on Down's syndrome and nutrition and his research successes on the ageing process in Down's syndrome.
- A high spot was definitely a young cellist, Stefan Handjiev, in National Radio's Christmas Concert - an absolute show-stopper.
- But there are several other seasonal high spots.
- The high spot of last week's business was a debate on fur farming, even though there are no fur farms in Scotland.
- The high spot of her set is the Joni Mitchell medley.
- Ilkley Summer Festival founder, Anne Hawkesworth, also believes Saturday's concert was a high spot in the in the festival programme.
- Her opposite number, and best mate of the hero, Willard Hewitt was played by Taylor Woods, whose efforts to learn to dance under the tuition of Chris Jarvis and the cast, was one of the comedy high spots of the evening.
- Danny Pugh's goal was the high spot of an otherwise drab encounter at Elland Road.
- For me at least, Live Aid will remain a high spot in my memories and Sir Bob a modern day hero…… but it still makes me feel old!
- One high spot was the presence of Pedro Ximenes, PX to its friends, on the wine list - like liquid Christmas pudding.
Synonyms peak, pinnacle, height, high point, highest point, summit, top
Phrases informal Visit the most exciting places in a town. Example sentencesExamples - It would be a strange marriage, she thought, with Antoinette hitting the high spots in the big city, while her husband tended his vines here in the Périgord.
- They were supposedly going out to hit the high spots together, leaving me to throw some things into a bag and drive down to the cottage.
- He was probably hitting the high spots in Prague that night -and with some lovely Czech lady in tow, she wouldn't wonder.
Definition of high spot in US English: high spotnounˈhaɪ ˌspɑtˈhī ˌspät The most enjoyable or significant part of an experience or period of time. perhaps that summer will mark the high spot of my life Example sentencesExamples - His reading of Keats's Ode to a Grecian Urn was a high spot of the evening.
- We ordered two caramel apple pies, one with custard, which Anthony declared the high spot of the meal.
- The high spot of her set is the Joni Mitchell medley.
- He has been a long-time fan of The Smiths - taking a lot of ridicule in his younger days - and admits a high spot was seeing them at St George's Hall last October on his birthday.
- He thought that the high spots of his career were giving the Blake-Marsh lecture on Down's syndrome and nutrition and his research successes on the ageing process in Down's syndrome.
- One high spot was the presence of Pedro Ximenes, PX to its friends, on the wine list - like liquid Christmas pudding.
- Our ambassador held the obligatory reception for HRH, the high spot of which was Prince Philip's story of his arrival in Phuket.
- The choir will appear with the Mbawula Zulu Band and over the past three years this has been one of the high spots of the jazz weekend.
- Ilkley Summer Festival founder, Anne Hawkesworth, also believes Saturday's concert was a high spot in the in the festival programme.
- But there are several other seasonal high spots.
- For me at least, Live Aid will remain a high spot in my memories and Sir Bob a modern day hero…… but it still makes me feel old!
- A high spot was definitely a young cellist, Stefan Handjiev, in National Radio's Christmas Concert - an absolute show-stopper.
- The high spot of last week's business was a debate on fur farming, even though there are no fur farms in Scotland.
- AT 30, Matthew Berlow is convinced he has already experienced the high spot of his legal career.
- Adrian rates his medal winning performances at the Manchester Commonwealth Games as the high spot of his career so far, but is looking forward to his first Olympics.
- I went to his dressing room to talk to him afterwards, and to tell him that playing with him had been one of the high spots of my career so far.
- Despite its shortcomings, the disc still has a few high spots.
- Danny Pugh's goal was the high spot of an otherwise drab encounter at Elland Road.
- Her opposite number, and best mate of the hero, Willard Hewitt was played by Taylor Woods, whose efforts to learn to dance under the tuition of Chris Jarvis and the cast, was one of the comedy high spots of the evening.
- One of the traditional high spots of the world rally calendar, the Rally Argentina is renowned for the challenge of its stages, the breathtaking beauty of its landscapes and the unfailingly warm welcome of the local population.
Synonyms peak, pinnacle, height, high point, highest point, summit, top
Phrases informal Visit the most exciting places in a town. Example sentencesExamples - It would be a strange marriage, she thought, with Antoinette hitting the high spots in the big city, while her husband tended his vines here in the Périgord.
- He was probably hitting the high spots in Prague that night -and with some lovely Czech lady in tow, she wouldn't wonder.
- They were supposedly going out to hit the high spots together, leaving me to throw some things into a bag and drive down to the cottage.
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