How to Use tall in a Sentence

tall

adjective
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  • The drinks were served in tall glasses.
  • She is five feet tall.
  • The giraffe is the tallest animal.
  • All the children in my family grew up to be very tall.
  • My mother is short but my father is fairly tall.
  • These trees are the tallest trees in the world and are only found on the Pacific Coast.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The taller gates have been installed at 11 of Metro’s 98 stations.
    — Justin George, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Beni is now 4 feet tall and weighs in at about 230 pounds, Disney says.
    — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2023
  • You’ll be left with a thicker, sturdier, and taller pie.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2023
  • This mini climbing shrub rose grows to a height of 5 to 8 feet tall.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2022
  • The sign boasting the official bread of the 1932 Olympics still stands tall over the building.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Moreover, ships have gotten taller over the past four decades.
    — Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2023
  • This process, known as blanching, makes the stems white and mild and encourages the plants to grow taller.
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Frankie Terrell is 3 feet tall, weighs 46 pounds and has brown hair with brown eyes.
    — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2024
  • My housemates were a doughy white Rhodesian and a tall boy from Hong Kong.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Cowles Mountain, the tallest peak in the city of San Diego at 1,593 feet, is one of the most popular hikes in the county.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2023
  • For one thing, whereas the initial works were tall and thin, these new ones are stout.
    — Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Or cut a tree that is shorter than six feet tall in half and set it next to the yard debris cart.
    — oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2022
  • This sleeping pad is 4 inches thick and wide enough to fit two tall adults.
    — Monica Bell, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The person then pulls herself to the top of a fence, which is several feet tall.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The 260 rooms and suites of this hotel are located in one of the tallest buildings in Denver.
    — Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Seedlings can grow up to 2 feet tall in this planter which gives you plenty to harvest from.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Swift wore an oversized red sweater with a black skirt, fishnet tights, and tall boots.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The smaller is about 25 feet tall, while the other makes an 80-foot plunge into big pools.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Riders will have to be at least 54 inches tall, Smith said.
    — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2022
  • She is described as a Black girl, about five-feet, five inches tall and about 275 pounds.
    — Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The tiny cards are less than three inches tall — that’s smaller than a credit card!
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The next in line was David, a tall, blond joker who’d start his career tag-teaming with Kevin.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Next to the record player sat a tall set of crammed bookshelves with a library ladder.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
  • Keep scrolling to shop more tall wedge boots inspired by Drew Barrymore now.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024

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