towering above
Example Sentences
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Christmas trees, some towering above 14 feet, are stacked in green heaps against stands draped in fairy lights that stretch out across the concrete.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
A few beats later and his gaze is again directed up, but now at Rustin, who’s towering above King, challenging him.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
Joshua was a talented footballer in his youth, playing a year above his age-group but still towering above his team-mates as a speedy centre-forward for Garston Boys, his local junior team in Watford.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2023
So when she saw her mother’s graduation surprise to her — 14 feet high and 48 feet across, towering above bustling Route 130 outside her hometown of Camden, New Jersey — Smalls was shocked.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2022
He raised his eyes with difficulty to the dark slopes of Mount Doom towering above him, and then pitifully he began to crawl forward on his hands.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
