tower

Example Sentences

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Adding to the bill are her two growing teenage boys - "one is 6ft 2in and towers over me now" - for whom the cheaper and smaller dishes on the children's menu are no longer sufficient.

From BBC

For this is the very first full-length photo of the politician already renowned for his towering height—and for good-naturedly boasting about it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Performing in the top ranks now costs millions of dollars, which schools put towards towering floats, dazzling crystal and feather-covered outfits, and the pomp that make the parade a global attraction.

From Barron's

Two searches was all it took for Mom’s rickety tower of lies to come tumbling down.

From Literature

Hudson was originally placed in the back row but swapped places with Sirât director Oliver Laxe after organisers realised he was towering over everyone else.

From BBC