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high wire

noun

a tightrope stretched very high above the ground.

Origin of high wire

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby high wire

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Example sentences from the Web for high wire

That Elgort executes the high-wire act so flawlessly is probably owed to the fact that he shares some of the same qualities.

‘Fault in Our Stars’ Hunk Ansel Elgort Wants You to Cry (A Lot) |Kevin Fallon |June 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Ghesquière almost always succeeds with his high-wire balancing act of pop culture, historic art, and modern technology.

Balenciaga, Dries Van Noten Kick Off Paris Fall 2012 Fashion Week |Robin Givhan |March 1, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
It was a high-wire act to be sure, but Calvin Coolidge managed to pull it off.

Calvin Coolidge’s Bone-Dry Humor Is a Lesson in Laughs for Candidates |Mark Katz |February 20, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
It is not his puns, tricks, or allusions, though his high-wire gamesmanship is often thrilling.

The Nabokov Mess |Nathaniel Rich |November 22, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

Crafting humor for supersize egos can be a perilous, high-wire act.

How Funny Is Obama? |Sandra McElwaine |January 30, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
But for three years we corresponded with some frequency; it was a thin-ice, high-wire business, but I pulled it through.

Marge Askinforit |Barry Pain

British Dictionary definitions for high wire

high wire

noun

a tightrope stretched high in the air for balancing acts