loom up
Example Sentences
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He’ll be with us for a good hour and a half; now and then, his nice, tanned face will loom up, distorted with rage, but plainly with fascination, too.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 28, 2019
Shadowy mountains loom up between the buildings as you walk five minutes from one end of the town to the other.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2017
But on the album, unexpected sounds also tend to loom up — electronics, a saxophone, a drum machine, a choir — and song structures sometimes dissolve or go on tangents.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2017
Still, every time I thought I’d put the long shadow of Dylan behind me, it would loom up and engulf me again.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2015
The air is cold and sharp as we cross the meadows, and the dark trees loom up before us.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
