towering above
Example Sentences
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Joshua was a talented footballer in his youth, playing a year above his age-group but still towering above his team-mates as a speedy centre-forward for Garston Boys, his local junior team in Watford.
From BBC • Aug. 10, 2023
Benny Segura, towering above us on his stallion Blakon, smirked.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2023
The first sows arrived in late September at the hulking, 26-story high-rise towering above a rural village in central China.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2023
So when she saw her mother’s graduation surprise to her — 14 feet high and 48 feet across, towering above bustling Route 130 outside her hometown of Camden, New Jersey — Smalls was shocked.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2022
Feet away, towering above him, was a solid wall of spiders, clicking, their many eyes gleaming in their ugly black heads.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
