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Towering is an English word with synonyms like eminent or lofty. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Towering in a sentence

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Towering meaning

present participle and gerund of tower

Synonyms of Towering

Using Towering

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of tower
  • Useful related words include: eminent, lofty, soaring, high.
  • In the example corpus, towering often appears in combinations such as: the towering, and towering, towering over.

Context around Towering

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Towering

  • In this selection, "towering" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, embedded, 125, almost, vertical, cumuliform and eucalypts stand out and add context to how "towering" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a towering new piece and amid the towering pines of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "towering" sits close to words such as advertisement, albania and anambra, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with towering

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

A mountain of cannabis plants, one pile can be seen almost towering an officer. (14 words)

Consequently, the BRI is akin to an everlasting, towering mountain, with each ascent revealing greater vistas, ideas, and awareness. (19 words)

Darlita was born July 16, 1979, into the Kiyaa’áanii (Towering House Clan), born for Naakai dine’é (Mexican Clan). (20 words)

Callaway LePage highlighted Skowhegan’s offensive performance with a towering home run in the fifth inning, and Lily Noyes struck out eight batters in a complete-game effort as the River Hawks advanced to face Oxford Hills in the regional final. (41 words)

A year ago, amid the towering pines of his happy hunting ground, Woods marked another miraculous comeback by hirpling and hobbling his way through all four rounds at Augusta in his first event since that shattering car accident of 2021. (40 words)

A towering new piece of public art, a stylized star inspired by the Acadian flag, is ready to welcome visitors at the new U.S. land port of entry across the St. John River from Edmundston. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

There is no stratiform type in this group because by definition, even very thick stratiform clouds cannot have towering vertical structure, although nimbostratus may be accompanied by embedded towering cumuliform or cumulonimbiform types.

A $1.5million research grant to the University of Wollongong aims to elucidate why people feel better after lolling around under towering eucalypts.

Ahmad Jamal, a towering and influential U.S. jazz pianist, composer and band leader whose career spanned more than seven decades, died at age 92 on Sunday, according to news reports.

A memorandum of agreement between them would see the Caithness port being used as the operations and maintenance base for the 125 towering turbines, 23 kilometres off the north Caithness and Sutherland coast.

A mountain of cannabis plants, one pile can be seen almost towering an officer.

As a man of currently average height (5’10”), I look forward to someday towering over the rest of you puny humans.

A towering new piece of public art, a stylized star inspired by the Acadian flag, is ready to welcome visitors at the new U.S. land port of entry across the St. John River from Edmundston.

A year ago, amid the towering pines of his happy hunting ground, Woods marked another miraculous comeback by hirpling and hobbling his way through all four rounds at Augusta in his first event since that shattering car accident of 2021.

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Callaway LePage highlighted Skowhegan’s offensive performance with a towering home run in the fifth inning, and Lily Noyes struck out eight batters in a complete-game effort as the River Hawks advanced to face Oxford Hills in the regional final.

Consequently, the BRI is akin to an everlasting, towering mountain, with each ascent revealing greater vistas, ideas, and awareness.

Darlita was born July 16, 1979, into the Kiyaa’áanii (Towering House Clan), born for Naakai dine’é (Mexican Clan).

Dry weather had been on for some time, but humidity had returned, and the heat was so intense that towering, bruise-colored clouds shadowed the city.

Dubai’s reputation as a shopper’s paradise is well-supported by the towering malls that dominate the cityscape, showcasing the city’s flourishing retail industry.

Expert Geoffrey Munn said the flower was 'a sensation beyond our wildest dreams' on the show, describing it as 'a towering masterpiece' which he valued at £1million.

Four minutes into the second half Nairn almost retook the lead with Dingwall meeting a Greig corner with a towering header, which was cleared off the line.

From Vietnamese noodles buried in herbs to a towering cake, Pete Wells recalls the most memorable things he ate this year.

He feels very little pain, and can secretly stalk his victims despite his towering stature and bizarre hockey masked-face.

Here in Britain, we are fiercely proud of the N.H.S. It’s this towering monument to social generosity, rooted in the belief that health care is a human right, not a luxury.

He's run into the tall wall of Viktor twice, and lost to the towering Mark Caljouw in 2021 earlier.

If nothing is done concretely to neutralise Mr. Peter Obi’s towering influence in the South-East, the APC can as well forget about having a stronghold in the region.

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Common combinations with towering

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "towering" in a sentence?
An example: "There is no stratiform type in this group because by definition, even very thick stratiform clouds cannot have towering vertical structure, although nimbostratus may be accompanied by embedded towering cumuliform or cumulonimbiform types." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "towering" from authentic English texts.
What does "towering" mean?
Towering means: present participle and gerund of tower
What are synonyms of "towering"?
Common synonyms of "towering" include: eminent, lofty, soaring, high.
How many example sentences with "towering" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "towering", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.