high-rise

Example Sentences

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His new unit is dwarfed by that record-breaking abode, which is located inside a glittering high-rise at 220 Central Park South, and which spans 24,000 square feet across four floors.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

As he looked out from the friend's high-rise apartment, he spotted smoke rising from reactor four.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 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

Tents were pitched beside bustling shops and women hung out their washing next door to high-rise buildings.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela