tall

Example Sentences

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Considered the greatest UFC featherweight of all time, Volkanovski entered as a warm favourite, but was wary of the younger opponent standing five inches taller.

From Barron's

"Ekitike is an outstanding player and you saw that today. He's got a little bit of everything and that's his biggest strength. He's tall, quick and he can finish."

From BBC

The tall, softly spoken 31-year-old Ukrainian Navy diver is part of a team of 20 tasked with de-mining the parts of the Black Sea still under Ukraine's control.

From BBC

And so he grew older and taller—they were a tall family, with gangling legs and finely made hands—and he waited.

From Literature

The man looks Jakob up and down and so do I. He’s taller than I remember but still has a boyish face.

From Literature