Empire State
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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From the Empire State Building to One World Trade Center, skyscrapers were lit up orange and blue - the Knicks' team colours.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
That’s the weight of three Empire State Buildings.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The Cube – a massive structure of flats and offices that could have contained the Empire State Building 20 times over – has been jettisoned entirely.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Now the idea of a “pied-à-terre” tax for New York City is bouncing around in the Empire State.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
“The Empire State Building is supported by 60,000 tons of steel. It has approximately 6,500 windows and 10,000,000 bricks, weighing in the neighborhood of 365,000 tons.”
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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