Thiel had then passively boarded a conveyor belt that would carry him from college to Stanford Law School, and thence to a position as a young transactional lawyer at New York's Sullivan & Cromwell, a position near the pinnacle of that profession. (fortune.com)
She has reached the pinnacle of her profession both by heeding the lessons of her wise Latin family and by accepting graceful help from the white world beyond. (businessinsider.com)
Despite achieving the pinnacle of his profession, after retiring in 1970, partly due to his controversial book Ball Four, he missed the game so much that he worked his way back to the majors. (oakmark.com)