high bar

American  

noun

Gymnastics.

1. horizontal bar.

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Example Sentences

“There’s still a very high bar for the Fed to even open the conversation to hike rates, and there’s also a high bar to cut rates,” Haworth said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

But with the Premier League's high bar on fouls, much of the holding is allowed.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

OpenAI has said it uses a very high bar when deciding whether to involve law enforcement after identifying a suspicious account.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

“Certainly there’s a high bar, but there’s always room for improvement and I can’t find anything right now to be quite honest, but …”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Not gonna lie: the only thing I’ve ever been truly afraid of in gymnastics—apart from letting everyone down—was that high bar.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles