towering above
Example Sentences
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Video filmed from inside a fire truck shows flames towering above the road as thick smoke obscures the view.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024
Graceful art-deco buildings towering above Chicago’s key business district report occupancy rates as low as 17 percent.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024
Christmas trees, some towering above 14 feet, are stacked in green heaps against stands draped in fairy lights that stretch out across the concrete.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2023
Bryan walked without her, towering above the teammates behind him.
From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023
The mountains, towering above her after three nights’ travel inland, seemed suddenly crystal clear, their snowy peaks catching the last rays of the setting sun.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
