towering
Example Sentences
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South Carolina in the Final Four was always going to be a titanic clash of the most towering figures in women’s college basketball.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
“We’re going to need to update the discourse and see him not only as this towering moral figure but as a flawed man,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
Cosby was a towering figure in late 20th century American popular culture, including for his starring role in "The Cosby Show," which ran from 1984 to 1992.
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
The massive 470,000-square-foot facility was nestled in a quiet neighborhood, surrounded by homes and towering trees.
From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026
The city darkens as I reach its border, a wide dirt clearing a few yards wide that separates Lkossa from the first of the Greater Jungle’s towering black pines.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.