tower above/over

phrasal verb

towered above/over; towering above/over; towers above/over

: to be much taller than (someone or something)

He towers over his sister.

The two skyscrapers tower above the other buildings of the city.

: to be much better or more important than (someone or something)

Her intellect towers above/over ours.

Examples of tower above/over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In Micronesia, volcanic remnants still tower above some islands like stern gods. —

Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 26 June 2024 On April 8 in Gatesville, Texas, members of Coryell Community Church will congregate at the campus’ hilltop site where a trio of 70-foot crosses tower over the city of 17,000, 38 miles west of Waco. —

Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024 Western larch, which can live for 1,000 years, tower above. —

Alexis Marie Adams, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024 Some are just a few feet tall, while others tower over the landscape. —

Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for tower above/over

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