tall

Example Sentences

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Starship stands some 408 feet tall, with the booster and upper stage stacked on top of one another.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

Elsewhere within a 5-foot buffer around the home, known as “Zone Zero,” grass and dispersed plants up to 18 inches tall would be permissible.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

"It weighs 8.2kg, measures nearly 30cm in diameter and stands about 46cm tall - almost four times the size of a typical astrolabe from 17th Century India," said Carter.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

At a gallery in Kyoto, he spotted a terracotta sculpture of a Japanese warrior, about 2 feet tall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

I glanced at Betsie, sitting so tall and lovely on the other side of Mama.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom