Sentence examples for rather tall from inspiring English sources

Rather, tall people (and also short people) are outliers caused by unusual combinations of the many genes that govern height.

You may well quibble that that is a rather tall order for individuals without Rupert mediach-like media power.

Love, Mother   Dearest Edward, What was the name of your friend with the gray hat who was rather tall?

But as might be expected with such an oversize beast, some of the tales about him are rather tall.

To accommodate a trunk large enough to handle the roof panels, the rear fenders are rather tall.

By Louise Field Cooper The New Yorker, January 25 , 1936P. 59 My daughter Miranda was ten last fall, and rather tall for her age.

(He normally dances with Xiomara Reyes, who truly is a demi-caractère dancer and, on point, is rather taller than he is).

John Mills In the 1930s, directors of supporting features found an enthusiastic star in little Johnny Mills, even if they did have to lay him on a sofa or put him on a flight of stairs during love scenes with actresses who were, inevitably, rather taller.

The buildings themselves adhered to classical orders, were solidly constructed and broad rather than tall.

Matthias is pretty athletically built, but slim rather than tall, so he gained like 60 pounds for this part.

Cynics might consider that rather a tall order for a political magazine with a circulation stuck at 25,000.