sky-scraping
Example Sentences
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A lone oak tree painted by Lorenz Frolich is a sky-scraping, wind-leaning colossus.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
He earned second-team All-Pro honors last season and received sky-scraping marks from analytics site Pro Football Focus.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
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
Now, in writing for a professional man, a physician, we will say, you must of all things employ sky-scraping terms.
From A Yankee from the West A Novel by Read, Opie Percival
