loom over

Example Sentences

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Bulky surgical lights loom over a vacant room transformed into a life-size version of Twister, complete with brightly colored decals resembling the familiar red, yellow, green and blue game mat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

But the name does loom over it, haunting what remains.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

The hasty announcement shows how Canada’s complicated language politics continue to loom over its business world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

One question posed to Weiss, which is likely to loom over her tenure, is how much time does CBS News have to replace the substantial revenue still generated by traditional TV with digital enterprises.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

There was something vaguely unsettling about the way Rasheed seemed to loom over the woman.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini