towering

Example Sentences

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Paxton described there being a vast imbalance of strength between Martin and the dogs' "towering power".

From BBC

Inside the Chudo-Gorod apartment complex -- which means "Wonder City" in Russian, the city's historic language -- the hum of generators fills the courtyard between three towering grey buildings.

From Barron's

Kaddafi Polat rarely mentions his own health after decades of breathing the polluted air blanketing his village beneath the towering chimneys of a coal‑fired power plant in southern Turkey.

From Barron's

Think less towering Caesar, more distinct pieces of confetti.

From Salon

Mr. Hodge pointed to an outcropping along a towering stone wall.

From Literature