tower above
Example Sentences
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In the distance stood a hill where the flagpole would tower above the landscape, topped with an observation tower with blinking lights cutting through the dark stillness of night.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2023
Surrounded by tight residential streets on the edge of the town centre, Kenilworth Road's floodlights tower above back-to-back terraced houses.
From BBC • May 10, 2023
Some of these dog sculptures tower above 10 feet tall, while others stand at a mere 10 inches.
From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2023
An osprey, tired of fighting the breeze, was perched on a tower above the jetty, content to stare out at the ocean for a while.
From Slate • Sep. 1, 2022
He stepped through for the last time and looked down over the silent city, the tiled roofs gleaming in the moonlight, the tower above them, the lighted ship waiting out on the still sea.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
