towered
Example Sentences
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LE PORGE, France — A monster fire-induced thundercloud towered over Bordeaux this summer, the first time firefighters had ever seen this type of ominous smoke-and-lightning weather system in France.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
By mid-June, the entire plant, including the spadix and pot, towered over 6 feet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
A tsunami of that size would have towered more than 330 feet above sea level, higher than many modern skyscrapers.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 2026
We meet under a winter sun by the stone walls of a castle, which has towered over Gaziantep since the Byzantine era.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
It was a mountain of gleaming metal that towered high above the children and their parents.
From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
