sky-scraping
Example Sentences
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The NFL quarterback market continues to soar to sky-scraping heights.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2022
Before they start, he proceeds to take in Johansen’s sky-scraping pompadour.
From New York Times • May 11, 2020
As Trump looks ahead to his reelection bid, the president enjoys a vise grip on the GOP and its machinery, as well as overwhelming support among Republican voters, with a sky-scraping 90% approval rating.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2019
Schneider later created the sky-scraping Cairo Hotel, whose construction prompted District officials to pass height restrictions.
From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2018
Yet Anne Warfield always wished that some palatial express might tarry for a moment to take her aboard, and whirl her on to the world of flashing lights, of sky-scraping towers and streaming crowds.
From Mistress Anne by Wilson, F. Vaux (Francis Vaux)
