towering above
Example Sentences
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Joshua was a talented footballer in his youth, playing a year above his age-group but still towering above his team-mates as a speedy centre-forward for Garston Boys, his local junior team in Watford.
From BBC • Aug. 10, 2023
Benny Segura, towering above us on his stallion Blakon, smirked.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2023
The first sows arrived in late September at the hulking, 26-story high-rise towering above a rural village in central China.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2023
So when she saw her mother’s graduation surprise to her — 14 feet high and 48 feet across, towering above bustling Route 130 outside her hometown of Camden, New Jersey — Smalls was shocked.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2022
The mountains, towering above her after three nights’ travel inland, seemed suddenly crystal clear, their snowy peaks catching the last rays of the setting sun.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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