tower above/over
phrasal verb
towered above/over; towering above/over; towers above/over
1
: to be much taller than (someone or something)
He towers over his sister.
The two skyscrapers tower above the other buildings of the city.
2
: to be much better or more important than (someone or something)
Her intellect towers above/over ours.
Examples of tower above/over in a Sentence
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In the depths of the ocean, underwater mountains tower over the seafloor in a string of isolated islands.
Called seamounts, the protruding geological features are covered with a diversity of life seldom seen in other parts of the sea.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
Mystik Dan and Catching Freedom appear to tower over the rest.
—Liam Durbin, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2024
Those ticket sales were a hair above early projections of $50 million to $55 million and were easily enough to tower over the nonexistent competition.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 May 2024
Cactuses are an integral part of the Arizona landscape — especially the tall saguaros that tower over swaths of the desert.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
North Cascades National Park, Washington – 40,351 recreation visits
Peaks crowned by more than 300 glaciers tower over this alpine landscape.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
Trees tower over homes organized in neat blocks on either side of a sleepy main street.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
Nurtured by the moist soil, their soaring leaves tower over the 6-foot-tall farmer.
—Jack Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Jan. 2024
Instead of standing in the Uffizi, though, Hintnaus would tower over New York, transforming mere undergarment promotion into pop iconography.
—Soraya Roberts, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2024
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
Mystik Dan and Catching Freedom appear to tower over the rest.
—Liam Durbin, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2024
Those ticket sales were a hair above early projections of $50 million to $55 million and were easily enough to tower over the nonexistent competition.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 May 2024
Cactuses are an integral part of the Arizona landscape — especially the tall saguaros that tower over swaths of the desert.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
North Cascades National Park, Washington – 40,351 recreation visits
Peaks crowned by more than 300 glaciers tower over this alpine landscape.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
Trees tower over homes organized in neat blocks on either side of a sleepy main street.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
Nurtured by the moist soil, their soaring leaves tower over the 6-foot-tall farmer.
—Jack Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Jan. 2024
Instead of standing in the Uffizi, though, Hintnaus would tower over New York, transforming mere undergarment promotion into pop iconography.
—Soraya Roberts, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2024
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“Tower above/over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tower%20above%2Fover. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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