Towered

Word TOWERED
Character 7
Hyphenation tow ered
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Towered"

What do we mean by towered?

To be very tall.

To be high or lofty; to soar.

To soar into.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Towered

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The word "towered" in example sentences

I thought this was a weird touch of film choice of horses for the two actors, because the Friesain towered over the Andalusian. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The 5-foot-10 Schelin towered over a North Korean defender and easily headed the ball into the back of the net. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I had formed a union with a family who had neither sentiment nor sensibility; I was doomed to bear the society of ignorance and pride; I was treated as though I had been the most abject of beings, even at a time when my conscious spirit soared as far above their powers to wound it as the mountain towered over the white battlements of my then solitary habitation. ❋ Mary Elizabeth Robinson (1895)

Her arm with its sword towered as if for the first time, and the free breezes wafted around her figure. ❋ Franz Kafka (2000)

McCain, on the other hand, creepily hovered ( "towered" would be an overstatement) over her the whole time she was speaking, forcing her to do the whole speech largely in reference to him, not able to concentrate on her putative audience. ❋ Unknown (2009)

- NFL stars I "towered" over: Deangelo Williams, Ray Rice, Maurice Jones-Drew. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Top models Behati Prinsloo, Tati Cotliar and Anna Selezneva towered above many of the other guests, draping themselves over the shoulders of their favorite designers and writers. ❋ Emily Singer (2011)

And it towered over its only neighbour, a small, ramshackle dwelling made of rough bricks with plastic sheeting for windows. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In the most direct intervention of 2009, the White House scuttled a proposal by GM to leave its glass-towered headquarters in Detroit's Renaissance Center for the nearby suburb of Warren where it has its engineering and development center, according to Rattner. ❋ Ryan McCarthy (2010)

MEXICO CITY— Carlos Slim has towered above Mexico for years, a seemingly untouchable figure who thwarted business rivals and regulators with such ease that his telephone empire eventually made him the world's richest man. ❋ David Luhnow (2011)

In the heart of New York's financial district, the marble and concrete floor of lower Manhattan's Zuccotti Park was strewn with untidy clumps of people, gathered in small groups amid a jumble of sleeping bags, mattresses and home-made banners, protesting against the banks and institutions that towered over them. ❋ Unknown (2011)

At a statuesque 12 ½ inches tall, Darci towered over Barbie and other fashion dolls. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He stood up, towered over Letterman, and did the deed. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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