tall

Example Sentences

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“I drove people insane looking at things like how tall Harry Dean Stanton and Yaphet Kotto were,” Nicholson says of the two “Alien” actors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Atkinson has a tall, over-the-top style, which means there isn't a lot that can go wrong with his action.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 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

On a tall, green riverbank between two highways in São Paulo, Brazil, a woman with round glasses and a big smile looks out at the water.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

A slow, low thunder rumbles in the distance and a cooler breeze blows through, making the reeds that stand tall along the water’s edge sashay against the dock.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam