sky-scraping
Example Sentences
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She began making TikTok videos about her favourite places in Manchester six years ago, after moving into one of the city's sky-scraping apartments.
From BBC β Jul. 5, 2026
Though sometimes associated with shoegaze and dream-pop, there’s a sky-scraping boldness and a stirring emotion animating the LP’s fourth track, “Strange.”
From New York Times β Oct. 27, 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 β Apr. 2, 2019
Schneider later created the sky-scraping Cairo Hotel, whose construction prompted District officials to pass height restrictions.
From Washington Post β Feb. 24, 2018
Even from the Avenue you see the tops of the sky-scraping buildings in the big commercial streets, and can hear or almost hear the roar of the elevated railway, earning dividends.
From Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich by Stephen Leacock
