Definition: 1. The point when somebody or something is best, most successful, strongest, etc. 2. The most extreme possible amount or value. 3. The period of greatest prosperity or productivity. 4. The highest level or degree attainable. 5. The top point of a mountain or hill. 6. A V shape.
Use 'peak' in a sentence:
1. Calls cost 36p ( cheap rate) and 48p ( peak rate) per minute.
2. Today's price is 59% lower than the peak level of $1.5 million.
3. The main peak of the Himalayas is Mount Everest.
4. At its peak, Dodge City was the biggest cow town in the West.
5. "We are far from reaching the peak," Cornetti agrees.
6. That percent grew to the peak of the market in 1999 but after the peak in 2000 it began to fall.
7. The party's membership has fallen from a peak of fifty-thousand after the Second World War.
8. American art reached a peak of creativity in the '50s and '60s.
9. The news programme goes out four times a week at peak time.
10. She's at the peak of her career.
11. The first episode occupies a peak evening viewing slot.
12. We bought it at the wrong time and paid the peak price.
13. Emigration to the West reached a peak in the 1830's.
14. The firm has slashed its workforce from a peak of 150,000 in 2000.
15. The results showed that the peak strength is different in XRD.
16. We gathered at the foot of the hill and set out to the peak.
17. Performance is lowest between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m., and reaches a peak near midday.
18. Higher peak temperatures are also expected to take a heavy toll on food producers.
19. It's always crowded at peak times.
20. Should the trend continue, the number of tourists this year will finally top the 2000 peak?
21. There is a smaller peak between eight and ten p.m.
22. Traffic congestion is really bad at peak periods.
23. A grotesque peak thrusts itself towards the sky.
24. He noted, there's a moment when it's bursting with its absolute peak flavour.
25. The 77,000-acre estate contains five of the highest peaks in Scotland.
26. It rose higher and higher into the azure, till it disappeared at last behind the mountain-peak.
27. It was a clearing just downhill from a peak of eight thousand feet.
28. At its peak in the Thirties, Underground design and architecture was all of a piece.
29. The crisis peaked in July 1974.
30. Unemployment peaked at 17%.
31. Mount Asgard and Thor Peak are dream destinations for rock climbers.
32. That lets us avoid building costly plants or buying expensive power at peak usage time.
33. "It helps us lower usage at peak power times," says solar expert Mike Keesee.
34. The man touched the peak of his cap.
35. Build yourself up to peak performance on the day of the exam.
36. The athletes are all in peak condition.
37. The move is designed to boost sales during the peak booking months of January and February.
38. Oil production peaked in the early 1980s.
39. You can pay a toll to drive on Pike's Peak Highway or relax and take the Pike's Peak Cog Railway.
40. Whisk the egg whites into stiff peaks.
41. Whip the egg whites up into stiff peaks.
42. The aim is to reduce traffic at peak periods.
43. Stock prices have climbed close to the peak they'd registered before the stock market crashed in 1987.
44. March is one of the peak periods for our business.
45. Each tape lasts three minutes and costs 36 cents per minute off-peak and 48 cents at all other times.
46. Phone calls cost 20c per unit off-peak.
47. Snow is sometimes found all summer long upon the highest peaks.
48. It was a time of peak demand for the product.
49. The climbers made camp halfway up the peak.
50. During peak periods, reservations are difficult to make at some of the hotels.
51. We need extra help during the peak season.
52. Traffic reaches its peak between 8 and 9 in the morning.
53. He ascended to the peak of sporting achievement.
