loom over

Example Sentences

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Bulky surgical lights loom over a vacant room transformed into a life-size version of Twister, complete with brightly colored decals resembling the familiar red, yellow, green and blue game mat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Rare earths -- and China's dominance in the sector -- will loom over talks too.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Today, the mine’s poorly maintained dams still loom over frightened victims of the spill, according to their lawyers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

But the name does loom over it, haunting what remains.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Juanita threw the cash on the dashboard and turned away to look out the window at the tall desiccated trees that seemed to loom over us as we drove on.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall