tower above
Example Sentences
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Palm trees, which Lynch often used as a symbol in his films, tower above the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
In Salzgitter, Germany, some 25 miles from Volkswagen’s headquarters, steel beams tower above concrete foundations as excavators and dump trucks hum nearby.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2023
Surrounded by tight residential streets on the edge of the town centre, Kenilworth Road's floodlights tower above back-to-back terraced houses.
From BBC ● May 10, 2023
Metal sculptures shaped like king and queen chess pieces tower above a giant chess board made with pavement tiles.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
People clutch their seats as the ship rocks back and forth amid crashing waves that tower above us.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
