high-rise
Example Sentences
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In central Abuja, wide boulevards, embassies and high-rise apartments signal heavy state investment.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
That didn’t put off Louis, who rented Daniel a high-rise apartment on Wilshire Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
The November 26 fire at Wang Fuk Court, a high-rise complex in the financial hub's Tai Po district, was the world's deadliest residential building fire since 1980 and Hong Kong's worst since 1948.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
An Instagram post on March 7 from Dubai’s official tourism account featured slick visuals of the emirate’s landmark high-rise buildings overlaid with a catchy pop-soundtrack that declares: “Dubai is still the safest place on Earth.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
However, if a hotel or high-rise along the ocean leaves its lights on, the turtles will head toward the brighter light of civilization and never make it to the ocean.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
