Empire State
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
It’s now the ideal spot for eagle-eye vistas of sunset over the Hudson River to New Jersey, and the Chrysler and Empire State buildings between the glass forest of more recent skyscrapers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Import prices for March are due at 8:30 a.m., along with the Empire State manufacturing index for April.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
“Out here, you can see the Empire State building,” the singer, who was raised on Long Island, NY, noted.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
Meanwhile our allies had retreated to the doors of the Empire State Building.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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