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Example sentences from the Web for toweredA burly Belgian, strapped with grenades and ammunition, towered above them. ‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Richards, who towered over his Dennehy when he appeared in court alongside her Monday, denies all charges. Female British Serial Killer Shocks Lawyer, Pleads Guilty|Tom Sykes|November 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST The film played on a dozen or so boxed-in screens that towered over the Park Avenue Armory audience. Nothing New Under the Sun|Justin Jones|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST He was a tall boy anyway, but the extra year made it so that he towered over his new classmates. He Was My Favorite Student, and They Say He Killed a Baby|Brandy Zadrozny|September 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The imposing edifice of the U.S. Embassy towered over all, just a few blocks away. Fire In Cairo: A View From the Arab Street|John Kael Weston|September 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST Then, seizing him, he flung him to the ground, and towered above him with upraised sword. Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15)|Charles Morris But the old man stood and watched the long gap, where for centuries the castle of the Carnes had towered. Springhaven|R. D. Blackmore She had risen, and she towered there, a lean and malevolent figure, her head-dress nodding foolishly. The Lion's Skin|Rafael Sabatini Jack got up again, but this time he towered belligerently above her. The Lookout Man|B. M. Bower Mr. Quimby towered above Mr. Magee, a shirt-sleeved statue of honest American manhood. Seven Keys to Baldpate|Earl Derr Biggers
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adjective- having a tower or towers
- (in combination)four-towered; high-towered
Words nearby toweredtowel rail, tower, tower block, tower bolt, tower crane, towered, Tower Hamlets, towering, towerman, tower-mill, Tower of London Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to toweredtranscend, exceed, loom, top, overlook, ascend, surpass, surmount, dominate, mount, rear, soar, overtop, look down, look over |