towering above
Example Sentences
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Video filmed from inside a fire truck shows flames towering above the road as thick smoke obscures the view.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024
Christmas trees, some towering above 14 feet, are stacked in green heaps against stands draped in fairy lights that stretch out across the concrete.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2023
They stood in line, two middle-aged homeless men towering above a sea of children.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2022
It’s these enormous buildings built right on the edge of the water towering above you in a boat, and these giant bridges and ships and ferries running up and down.
From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2021
In the streets, for instance, I discovered that New Yorkers never look up at the awe-inspiring buildings towering above them.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
