tower block
Example Sentences
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The fire in the west London tower block killed 72 people in 2017.
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025
The bodies of Juliana Falcon, 48, Kyle Prosper, 16, and Giselle Prosper, 13, were found at their home in the Leabank Court tower block in September.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025
Grenfell United's Natasha Elcock said "so many institutions and companies" had tried to protect their reputations following the 2017 west London tower block fire which claimed the lives of 72 people.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025
Police Scotland said the decision to evacuate the tower block was taken as a precaution following the discovery of the suspect object.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024
It took a clobbering in the Blitz—I wasn’t there, thank God—and the replacement buildings and the tower block are a national disgrace.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
