loom up
Example Sentences
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Away from Cooper in particular, there’s a weird cyclical phenomenon, where famous older women suddenly loom up out of the ether to tell younger women off for being “meany-poos” to men.
From The Guardian • Jun. 3, 2018
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
She set her simple loom up against the wall of her adobe courtyard and began weaving finely spun yarn through the strands of the warp, adding to an axsu that was nearly finished.
From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2016
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
