- superlative of tall.
tallest
Example Sentences
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Jefferson stands tallest, as he did in real life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
The owner of the site, Los Angeles Cold Storage, agreed to reduce the height of its tallest planned tower from 44 stories to 30.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
He had previously been in the Guinness Book of Records along with his brother as the tallest twins in Britain.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Most major cruise lines offer trips to the 49th state, where travelers can explore the tallest mountain in the U.S. or go whale watching on the coast.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
Dari seemed older than everyone else in our year, not in the way he looked—although he was the tallest boy in our class—but in the way he was.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
