Example Sentences

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A rotating, towerlike structure is the most distinctive element, and effective when representing Naziland, the nightclub where Janvier awaits the election results.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022

Even before the Olivetti typewriter, he was intimating a sundering of modernism’s form-function credo, as evidenced by two towerlike cabinets from the early- and mid-1960s in the show’s first, dense gallery.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2017

Simple in appearance but noble in its proportions, the granite structure was built in the 15th century, though the two towerlike wings were added centuries later.

From Architectural Digest • Aug. 4, 2015

The blast furnaces, towerlike structures where iron ore is converted to molten iron, are big and efficient.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2014

Inside, Coal immediately recognized the tall towerlike metal cases as servers.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste