How to Use tower in a Sentence

tower

1 of 2 noun
  • A lot of the phone towers are down.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
  • But a few of the towers should come down.
    Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • There, forty yards away, stands a tower.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The old stone tower gleams white in the sun as the sirens rise from the street.
    Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
  • One tolled for the lives lost when the towers collapsed.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Oh, and get the seafood tower and thank me later.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The pig men huddled by the tower.
    Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • By March, there were four tower cranes and a crawler crane.
    Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • John just towers over the entire show.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 20 May 2026
  • Blocky towers vault from the sand and sagebrush to pierce a tall sky.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Watch the video above to see the a huge tower come crashing down!
    Ronnie Li, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Use toddler towers that align with your child's weight and height.
    Devonne Goode, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
  • These towers were more than buildings.
    Charles Morey, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Bing Thomas ran into the tower with one eye shut.
    Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • Israel has put a watch tower up on Lebanese land.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Both towers come in at 1,739 feet.
    Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Fall from the dizzying tower of his lies—and that is no image.
    Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The two convene at a gold clock tower in the center of the room.
    Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
  • The towers at the park headquarters are now all gone.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Why does Victor burn down the tower?
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Why does Victor burn down the tower?
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Forty years later, the tower is be easy to overlook.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The office tower was 74% leased as of last month.
    Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The smaller tower will have its own rooftop terrace too.
    New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
  • But not all of the towers can become apartments.
    Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Since then, death has always been like a sort of black tower that follows me.
    Gaia Alari, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
  • The towers would be held up by columns that soared upward through the church’s nave.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The lower bins can hold a PC tower or bins.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Fireworks will be launched off the two towers of the bridge and from barges in the water.
    Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Each tower will stand 270 feet high and have 23 floors.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2026

tower

2 of 2 verb
  • Her room is made up of four towering gray walls.
    Sarah Baniak, ABC News, 12 June 2026
  • No towering stacks of video screens.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
  • One figure lay on the ground and the other towered over him.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Never did a towering big man look so small.
    Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • Nicholas towered over his parents, who stood next to each other.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Just then, a towering soufflé was brought out and served by a staff of four.
    Matt Tyrnauer, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Tree ferns, survivors from the age of the dinosaurs, towered above.
    Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
  • This range is chock full of towering peaks, bowls, and forest, heavy with snow.
    Brent Rose, Outside, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Then there’s the towering cream and brown wraparound barn.
    Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026
  • Sheets got them three more with a towering shot over the 16½-foot wall in right field.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • For the best evening-sky views, hike the two-mile trail out to the first towering Butte.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Kelly Olynyk is just at the edge of the frame, towering over them.
    Jared Weiss, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Brazzell is known as an outside speedster with long limbs and towering size.
    Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2026
  • At the top, you’ll be rewarded with views of the three towering peaks.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
  • John had plans to build a concert venue and towering food hall with a park in between.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Together, the bride and groom sliced towering six-tier cake with a sword!
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Noble students’ scores had once towered over those of their district peers.
    Steven F. Wilson, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
  • At night, the streets are dark and towering apartment blocks show no light in the windows.
    Vasilisa Stepanenko, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • It’s marked by towering cypress trees and all-around swampiness and all that comes with it.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
  • One producer towered over the field.
    Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Her jeans are low-rise, her top halter or off-the-shoulder, and her heels towering.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Black smoke towered over several parts of Beirut.
    CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The last straw for Sharon is the fate of the towering maple, which appears to have died of old age.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The stage is flanked on each side by a towering mass of PVC pipes.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The front nine plays through a scenic, rolling valley while the back nine plays through the towering pines of the forest.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • The centerpiece is an inviting bar, backed by a towering nine shelves of liquor.
    Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Charlie Kirk was one of these towering figures of my youth.
    ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
  • But today, the president towers over the field.
    Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The horses would come stand over me and nuzzle me, towering dark against the sky, their breath sweet, green and oaty.
    Chera Hammons, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • Our guides make a towering bonfire as Arctic terns waltz above the cold, blue ocean.
    Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025

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