- comparative of tall.
taller
Example Sentences
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By the end of 2022, the collaboration produced the 'Taiwan Giant Tree Map,' which documented 941 individual trees taller than 65 meters.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
While “Jeopardy!” stands taller than most of the competition on traditional TV, it’s part of a habit that is slowly fading away as streaming platforms are the video destination of choice for viewers under 50.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 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
Fighting the hurt that’s threatening to spill out of my eyes, I stand taller, gather back some of the power they’re trying to take from me.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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