high-rise

Example Sentences

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It demolished distressed high-rises, and used a combination of public and private funds to replace them with a mix of market-rate and subsidized units arranged in low-rise homes and townhouses.

From The Wall Street Journal

The government plans to relax broadband installation rules for high-rise flats in England, after warnings that controls introduced after the Grenfell Tower fire could prevent thousands of residents from upgrading their internet access.

From BBC

He scaled his childhood home, an auditorium at a nearby school and, later, a high-rise dorm at the University of Colorado, Boulder, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Natalie thought about Shannon, in her high-rise apartment with its own generator.

From Literature

When she arrived in front of the narrow high-rise, she texted Anat, expecting her to come down and sign her in.

From Literature