- comparative of tall.
taller
Example Sentences
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By early 2026, our continued surveys had identified and climbed ten Taiwania trees taller than 70 meters.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
I saw talented teams like South Korea collapse under pressure and my beloved Mexico valiantly fall against an English squad that was taller, faster and just better — for now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Not only is the eyepatch-wearing young woman taller, stronger and more aggressive than the Asa he once knew, she grew up with their parents in the modern world.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
When Mao Zedong visited Moscow in 1950 to forge the Sino-Soviet alliance, Soviet propaganda posters depicted Stalin as slightly taller than Mao—a carefully calibrated signal of who was the elder brother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
It was a head taller than him, and thickly covered with moss and blueberry scrub.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
