tall

Example Sentences

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Nancy and Debbie clicked in grade school in part because they were both quiet, awkward and tall.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

“When you are 3 feet tall, it’s your whole field of vision,” Hildreth said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

It’s the 12th Starship test, and will debut version three of the Starship, which stands some 408 feet tall, with the booster and upper stage stacked on top of one another.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Others offered industrial applications like lifting heavy payloads, which could be used, for example, to string power lines on tall towers.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

I ventured a timid comment about the tulips: “So tall, they must have been beautiful.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom