tall

Example Sentences

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Towering at 6ft 5in tall, with long, flowing blond hair, Haaland has become one of the most recognisable players in football.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

I think tall women carry themselves in a certain way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Discovery stands 58 feet tall, 122 feet long and has a wingspan of 78 feet, which would extend across nearly seven lanes of traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The NBA has had extremely tall players before—here, I’m talking 7-foot-4 and up, Dubai skyscraper range—but usually they’ve handled the basketball like a toaster in the bathtub.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

From a distance Penn Station looks like a postcard, still and silent, the tall facade lit from below by the gas lamps lining the street.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse