tower over
Example Sentences
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PHOENIX—On a desolate stretch of land dotted with cactuses some 30 minutes north of Phoenix, more than 30 cranes tower over a construction site 2½ times the size of New York City’s Central Park.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
Today’s glass and steel tower over the bones of what was once the grande dame of colonial luxury, the Hong Kong Hotel.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025
The ratings for NFL games tower over everything else in television.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2024
Land plants cover the surface of our planet and often tower over us.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2024
His wife suddenly screamed in rage and drew herself up to tower over him.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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