tall

Example Sentences

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Wearing glasses and her hair pulled back in a top-knot, and backed by a tall headboard, Applegate grows more enthusiastic when the conversation turns to a lighter topic: reality TV.

From Los Angeles Times

Even though he's nine inches shorter than the famously tall star, producers considered Ponomari's physique similar enough to cast him as a double.

From BBC

Both Alyx and Oliver were taller than me, the latter by at least a few inches, with brown hair and green eyes.

From Literature

The first time I’d worn it I’d felt ten feet tall, like somehow making it this far made up for never having a real family.

From Literature

From a distance, the tall grass made the terrain look smooth, but it was anything but: full of rocks and roots and tiny coarse bushes grabbing at your feet.

From The Wall Street Journal