How to Use "Peak" with Example Sentences

peak (adj): being at the highest or best level; being at the top; busiest

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Used with nouns:

"Apples should be picked during peak season."
(season, production)

"Try to avoid peak hours."
(hours, times)

"He gave his peak performance at the last Olympic Games."
(performance)

peak (n): the highest or best level; the top

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Used with adjectives:

"The hikers reached the jagged peak of the mountain."
(jagged, rocky, sharp)

"The snowy peaks of the mountains are beautiful."
(snowy, snow-covered, snow-capped)

"We could see the distant peak of Mount St. Helens."
(distant)

"The mountain peaks were covered with snow."
(mountain, hilltop)

"Prices increase during seasonal peaks at the hotel."
(seasonal)

"There was a sharp peak in housing prices a few years ago."
(sharp, sudden)

Used with verbs:

"Hikers climb to the peak of the mountain."
(climb, scale, ascend)

"Sales reached its peak during the winter months."
(reached, hit)

Used with prepositions:

"She is at the peak of her career."
(of)

"Car sales were at its peak last month."
(at)