Sentence examples for attain heights from inspiring English sources

Stems of black walnut trees attain heights of nearly 50 metres (about 165 feet).

They may attain heights of several hundred metres and measure thousands of metres across.

Thorny trees in those regions may attain heights of up to 30 feet (9 metres) and form barriers with their interlocking branches that even leather-clad vaqueiros ("cowboys") cannot penetrate.

Several pyramidal dunes in the Sahara attain heights of nearly 500 feet, while draa, the mountainous sand ridges that dominate the ergs, are said to reach 1,000 feet.

A few species in warmer climates, such as the purpleberry cotoneaster (C. affinis), Cooper's cotoneaster (C. cooperi), and the tree cotoneaster (C. frigidus), attain heights of 4.5 6 metres (15 20 feet).

Bamboo culms can attain heights ranging from 10 to 15 cm (about 4 to 6 inches) in the smallest species to more than 40 metres (about 130 feet) in the largest.

All those that he helped attained heights they never could have without his support.

Ferry has attained heights of sophistication so at odds with his upbringing as to seem improbable.

Sweet cherry trees are large and rather upright, attaining heights up to 11 metres (36 feet).

The Somali Plateau is generally not as high as the Ethiopian Plateau, but in the Mendebo Mts. it attains heights of more than 14,000 ft (4,267 m).

Of easy culture, it is often planted as a street tree, attaining heights of from 12 to 30 metres (40 to 100 feet).