high-rise
Example Sentences
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Wiping clean the empty high-rise towers besmirching the city skyline with florid graffiti art is a stated priority for buyers and the city, but a federal bankruptcy court has yet to approve the sale.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Unverified social media videos showed plumes of smoke rising over Ryazan -- a city of around 500,000 -- and a high-rise apartment block with several blackened floors.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
His new unit is dwarfed by that record-breaking abode, which is located inside a glittering high-rise at 220 Central Park South, and which spans 24,000 square feet across four floors.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
As he looked out from the friend's high-rise apartment, he spotted smoke rising from reactor four.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
I make my way to the top of my high-rise, until I’m standing alone on the roof with the wind whistling all around me.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
