tower
noun
a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
had towered
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past perfectof tower.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The nearly 260-foot tall obelisk, erected during the Soviet rule of Latvia, had towered in a park in the Baltic nation’s capital for nearly four decades.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
Cuban state media reported winds of about 90 m.p.h. and said that waves had towered over the city’s breakwater, causing localized flooding.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2017
When Denise Dodge had towered over her at lunchtime, saying, “Eeeeeuuuw! What’s that?”
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
Waiting for my teammates to arrive, I sat with my feet hanging over the abyss, staring across the clouds, looking down on the tops of 22,000-foot peaks that a month earlier had towered overhead.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
I remembered from the former year a huge dead pine that had towered bleached and white at the edge of the glade.
From Tales of lonely trails by Zane Grey
