Sentence examples for had looming from inspiring English sources

French painters in Rome had looming over them the shadow of Nicolas Poussin, a giant whose stature went unchallenged for 300 years: even Cézanne claimed to want to "re-do Poussin from Nature".

But Evaret had looming health problems and they eventually became too much to manage on their own.

The stalled Middle East peace process had loomed as another setback.

The notion had loomed so powerfully in our shared imaginings.

That onion dome had loomed in her window since her Pooh footie days.

The Karbala Gap had loomed large in the war planning of American commanders.

I had put off being an adult for as long as I could, and it had loomed like a cloud.

I first met Julia Child in 2001, but she had loomed large as a feature of my life.

Back at the church, the minister said the threat of demolition had loomed over the building for many years.

The first Trump-Clinton debate had loomed as a potential hinge in history.

The payment to the library is not the only one Lord Black has looming.