Example Sentences

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Using a chart titled "Our Pool is Bigger than Skyscrapers," Trump compared the scale of the pool with the height of three famous buildings, including New York's Empire State Building.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Skyscrapers in the 1920s didn’t just pack and connect white-collar workers in new ways—they became fundamental to the branding of companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

Skyscrapers are something like the opposite of Manhattan’s elms: They cast the most shade at the coolest hours of the day and year.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025

Skyscrapers in the central Moscow City neighborhood were damaged last week in drone attacks.

From Washington Times • Aug. 10, 2023

Skyscrapers were going up everywhere, and movie palaces and hotels.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides