tower over
Example Sentences
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Their desolation contrasts with hives of construction activity nearby, where cranes tower over designer redevelopments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
You’ll spy a small train coaster, a mini Ferris wheel and a circus area, complete with a large statue of a clown that would tower over guests.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025
Today’s glass and steel tower over the bones of what was once the grande dame of colonial luxury, the Hong Kong Hotel.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025
Land plants cover the surface of our planet and often tower over us.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2024
There are no clouds and the mountains, McKinley on the right, tower over us in dazzling white enormity, filling the sky while the sun warms our backs and the dogs settle into running.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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