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Recent Examples of skyscraperAs the Trump administration increases quotas to detain thousands of migrants each day, Democratic lawmakers have sought entry to view conditions where people are held inside detention centers, skyscrapers and basements.—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 12 June 2025 That took place at the club’s then training complex, La Castellana — in the north of the city, where five skyscrapers now stand — with around 2,000 fans and the presence of 544 journalists and 46 TV cameras.—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 12 June 2025 With my New York City roots, uptown had a familiar feel with looming skyscrapers and narrow city streets bustling with energy and traffic.—Lisa Vernon Sparks, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2025 With the exception of the couple's beautiful zero-g dance, the space-set scenes can't quite live up to the largely dialogue-free first act, in which the relentlessly optimistic WALL-E trundles his way through skyscrapers of trash.—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for skyscraper
Visitors will find the artist’s take on a colorful lifeguard tower as the anchor piece in the installation.
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Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
3 July 2025
Two organizations last year filed CEQA lawsuits against an LPA Design Studios plan to build four infill high-rise towers with 787 market-rate apartments along the American River.
Recruitment: Writing job descriptions can be an arduous task, but by creating a first draft with AI, HR leaders can focus on more strategic tasks, such as maximizing the company’s organizational structure to best support teams.
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Julie Hoagland,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
There was no need to build structures that would last, especially given how rapidly the boundaries were changing.
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Jennie Rothenberg Gritz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 July 2025
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