tower above
Example Sentences
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Exactly a month earlier, England captain Jos Buttler sat in the plush Gujarat Cricket Association clubhouse behind the huge stands of the Narendra Modi Stadium, which tower above the sprawl around it.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2023
Michael Penix Jr.’s Heisman Trophy campaign wasn’t built with billboards that tower above city streets, audacious as each may be.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023
An osprey, tired of fighting the breeze, was perched on a tower above the jetty, content to stare out at the ocean for a while.
From Slate • Sep. 1, 2022
Modern office buildings of glass and steel and a cluster of apartments and cranes tower above the skyline.
From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2022
He stepped through for the last time and looked down over the silent city, the tiled roofs gleaming in the moonlight, the tower above them, the lighted ship waiting out on the still sea.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
