skyscraper

noun

sky·​scrap·​er ˈskī-ˌskrā-pər 

: a very tall building

Examples of skyscraper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To put it into proportion, imagine not only launching the smaller, yet still skyscraper-sized Apollo-era Saturn V and then expecting to not only get the entire rocket back, but reuse it again after a fast turnaround. — New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

Wrapped in skyscrapers and twin flyovers, you’re given wide-screen views of Sydney’s urban sprawl and are very much part of the thrum of the city. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026

Tom Cruise has dangled from cliffs, skyscrapers and planes, but oil magnate Digger Rockwell is his riskiest role in eons. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

On the eight floor of a New York skyscraper, over a hundred people, mostly women, met for breakfast. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for skyscraper

• newspaper
• notepaper
• sandpaper
• wallpaper
• wastepaper
• caper
• paper
• raper
• scraper
• shaper
• taper
• vapor

Kids Definition

skyscraper

noun

sky·​scrap·​er ˈskī-ˌskrā-pər 

: a very tall building