tall

Example Sentences

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Aesthetes had been howling about the Freedom 250 set, a soaring, 92-foot tall structure which resembled one of those arcade machine claws in which you try and fail to grab a stuffed hippopotamus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

From the 10 outfield players that started against Costa Rica on Wednesday, just two - James and Elliot Anderson - are under 6ft tall.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

The drum of an arena would be surrounded by an elegant rectangular box with vertical fins and tall windows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Hockney’s largest canvas — at more than 7 feet tall and 20 feet wide — is filled with deft lines and Hockney’s signature swirls.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

There’s a guy with them, skinny but tall, wearing a vest covered in patches, some beadwork, too.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith