high mark

collocation in English

meaningsofhighandmark

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high
adjective
uk
/haɪ/us
/haɪ/
(especially of things that are not living) being a large distance from top to bottom or a long way above the ground, or having the stated distance from top ...
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mark
noun
uk
/mɑːk/us
/mɑːrk/
a small area on the surface of something that is damaged, dirty, or different in ...
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(Definition ofhighandmarkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhigh mark

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I am not sure that teachers would award her such ahighmarkfor her performance.
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He was an excellenthighmarkand long kick.
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Should they give the man they think good ahighmark, or the man they think the examiner will think good?
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I give him ahighmarkbecause he is trying, not to destroy but to merge all the existing organisations, and that very merging is a difficulty.
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Sale for this record reached an unprecedentedhighmark, such was the popularity of these songs.
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A student may set a goal of ahighmarkin an exam.
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Over 13% of the students receive special education, ahighmark.
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Lindstromshighmarkwas 21 errors in both 1928 and 1930.
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It is the school's only undefeated season and it had set a newhighmarkfor wins as well.
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These factors frustrate, pulling the game time and again under thehighmarkestablished by its water.
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His single string and chord melody technique and ability arguably set thehighmarkthat many subsequent tenor players endeavor to attain.
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Critical reception of the initial work was enthusiastic: the album was rated withhighmarkby leading heavy music magazines and musicians received strong support from heavy music community.
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