tower

Example Sentences

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Her hillside home overlooks the Susquehanna River and offers a clear view of the plant’s signature cooling towers above bare trees.

From The Wall Street Journal

Seven of eight tower blocks in a housing in the northerly Tai Po district rapidly went up in flames on Wednesday.

From BBC

In another, Munshi stands defiantly before the entrance of a boycotted British department store, uncowed by a group of British police officers towering over her - and stylishly dressed in a sleeveless sari blouse.

From BBC

Despite his towering frame, you might not always have spotted him.

From BBC

The tower blocks were also covered in bamboo scaffolding, which is commonly used in Hong Kong.

From BBC