How to Use tall in a Sentence

tall

adjective

• The drinks were served in tall glasses.
• She is five feet tall.
• The giraffe is the tallest animal.
• All the children in my family grew up to be very tall.
• My mother is short but my father is fairly tall.
• These trees are the tallest trees in the world and are only found on the Pacific Coast.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
• The taller gates have been installed at 11 of Metro’s 98 stations.
  — Justin George, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
• You’ll be left with a thicker, sturdier, and taller pie.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2023
• Moreover, ships have gotten taller over the past four decades.
  — Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2023
• My housemates were a doughy white Rhodesian and a tall boy from Hong Kong.
  — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
• Cowles Mountain, the tallest peak in the city of San Diego at 1,593 feet, is one of the most popular hikes in the county.
  — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2023
• For one thing, whereas the initial works were tall and thin, these new ones are stout.
  — Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2023
• This sleeping pad is 4 inches thick and wide enough to fit two tall adults.
  — Monica Bell, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
• The person then pulls herself to the top of a fence, which is several feet tall.
  — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 18 Oct. 2023
• The 260 rooms and suites of this hotel are located in one of the tallest buildings in Denver.
  — Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2024
• Seedlings can grow up to 2 feet tall in this planter which gives you plenty to harvest from.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2024
• Swift wore an oversized red sweater with a black skirt, fishnet tights, and tall boots.
  — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
• The smaller is about 25 feet tall, while the other makes an 80-foot plunge into big pools.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
• The tiny cards are less than three inches tall — that’s smaller than a credit card!
  — Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2023
• The next in line was David, a tall, blond joker who’d start his career tag-teaming with Kevin.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2023
• Each gourd will vary slightly in size and shape, but expect your gourd to be about 9 to 10 inches tall.
  — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2023
• The event-center bar, which advertised nine-dollar tall boys, was closed for the evening.
  — Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2024
• But the car barn still stands tall today, albeit trolley-free.
  — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
• Ellen Jameson is about a foot taller than me, but the angle of the camera just really worked.
  — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 May 2023
• The building itself will be 25 feet to 26 feet tall, according to plans the church submitted to the city.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
• But the defense needs the most work, and Gonzalez is a tall, speedy cornerback who could be a No. 1 right away.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
• Not only being the tallest of the Aleutian volcanoes, Shishaldin is likely the most active of the bunch.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2023
• Donald and Daisy are about three inches tall and have outstretched arms.
  — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 21 Mar. 2024
• Place tall glass lanterns filled with white pillar candles just off the front stoop to create a warm winter glow.
  — Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Nov. 2023
• Roden Crater stands 580 feet tall and nearly 2 miles wide.
  — The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024