towering
Example Sentences
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On Sunday evening, leaders from the Chabad Jewish Community Center of Pacific Palisades gathered at the mall to light a towering menorah.
From Los Angeles Times
The Englishman started the season as number one after returning to City in the summer but has been warming the bench since the arrival of the towering Italian from Paris St-Germain.
From BBC
The towering Sierra Nevada range stops moisture from coming in from the Pacific, causing most rain to fall on the other side of the mountains.
From Los Angeles Times
Many of the towering sycamore trees and elder oaks — probably far older than even the adult Scout leaders — still blot out the midday sun with new, green leaves sprouting from their charred trunks.
From Los Angeles Times
He blessed us with his prolific body of work, an enduring inheritance of towering temples in space and time, to transform and inspire us.
From Los Angeles Times
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