Sentence examples for becoming the highest from inspiring English sources

Mardy Fish had none of Federer's luck after becoming the highest men's seed to exit the tournament following his defeat to Alejandro Falla.

He moved into the Welsh civil service, becoming the highest paid civil servant in Wales, before winning back Cardiff West for Labour in 1987.

The shadow chancellor, Ed Balls, has lost his Morley and Outwood seat by 422 votes, becoming the highest profile Labour casualty of the election.

She then moved to the US with her husband where she also found fame, reportedly becoming the highest earning British female comedian.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Libya today, becoming the highest ranking U.S. official to visit the country since the collapse of Qaddafi's government.

Yet, 007 remains at the height of his powers, as evidenced by Skyfall becoming the highest grossing British film of all time.

Tuesday's Falcon Heavy launch made history, not only becoming the highest-capacity rocket platform since the Saturn V but accomplishing the first double autonomous booster landing.

Its sequel Batman: Arkham City (PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U) would later become even more critically acclaimed than its predecessor, becoming the highest-rated game of 2011.

Kim faces the possibility of becoming the highest-ranking I.O.C. member to be expelled.

"Avatar" is well within reach of becoming the highest-grossing film of all time.

Documentaries continue to thrive too, with Asif Kapadia's Amy becoming the highest-grossing British-made documentary in UK cinemas.