tall
adjective
having a relatively great height; of more than average stature: tall grass.
tallest
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superlativeof tall.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Could downtown L.A. claim not just the tallest building west of the Mississippi River but also in the entire country?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
For reference, L.A.’s tallest building, the Wilshire Grand Center, has a ratio of roughly 10.5, depending on how you calculate the square footage and acreage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Inside Berkeley’s tallest office building, a small community of AI researchers has been mobilizing to save the world from apocalypse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Wipeout was launched as a park ride in 2007 and was then described as "the tallest, fastest and most extreme ride in East Anglia".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
A heat haze lay over the water and hid all but the tallest rocks.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
