Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for high-rise building. Search instead for high+rise+building.

high-rise building

NOUN
skyscraper
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

This is my memory: it was a high-rise building in Century City, in the offices of “King of the Hill,” so there was a lot of like “King of the Hill” cutouts and stuff there.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Four days later, the report said, a drone hit a high-rise building in the area of Vermont Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard while flying at night.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

The city council is weighing a proposal to spend $7.6 million on a 10-year lease to temporarily relocate the police headquarters to a pair of floors in a high-rise building downtown.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024

Videos from the scene show at least one car engulfed in flames in front of a high-rise building as dozens of people gathered in the area.

From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2024

They had met in an office that was in a high-rise building, so high that Joaquin could see all the way to the ocean.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "high-rise building" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com