In medieval alchemy, rubedo was the pinnacle of achievement, when matter and spirit fused and great beauty was born — talk about making a statement.

Crucially, though, that victory has not marked the pinnacle of achievement for the group.

They are restricted to three-year-old horses and traditionally represent the pinnacle of achievement for racehorses against their own age group.

She had made 21 films and was at the pinnacle of success.

Drosky hit the pinnacle of success as a cross-country coach in 1994 and 2001.

He narrates to his family the story of how the band formed, reached the pinnacle of success, and eventually folded.

Although the group had reached the pinnacle of success, aspects of the lifestyle had taken their toll on everyone and things eventually came to a head.

These were individuals who did not merely reach the pinnacle of their sports, but who authored moments of genuine cultural significance in our island history.

I have learned when you think you have reached the pinnacle, you are already on the way down.

I've just missed out on reaching the pinnacle.

But he never reached the pinnacle he once had reached.

We had not yet, however, reached the pinnacle of fleckdom.

These ultra-luxury saloons must represent the pinnacle of automotive technology.

Not to be pat-ronised, or laughed at, or dismissed, it may well represent the pinnacle of emotion for those two - never to be matched for the rest of their lives.

They are restricted to three-year-old horses and traditionally represent the pinnacle of achievement for racehorses against their own age group.

It represents the pinnacle of club success, a most macho of arenas in which to flex muscles and forge reputations.

For all four individuals you can argue that the try represents the pinnacle of their performances on a rugby field.

For a brief moment they are stars at the very pinnacle of the coolest sporting scene in the world.

The tragedy struck when he was at the very pinnacle of his success.

The world watches because this remains the very pinnacle of the game.

They sometimes sit on the very pinnacle of a fir or larch tree making their 'chack, chack' cries.

They were literally on fire, literally explosive and quite literally rewriting all the history books while standing at the very pinnacle of their sport.