Sentence examples for towers from inspiring English sources
The phrase "towers" is correct and usable in written English, depending on the context.
You can use it when referring to tall structures or buildings, often in a metaphorical sense as well. Example: "The city skyline was dominated by the towering skyscrapers that seemed to touch the clouds."
Listen carefully on stormy nights and babies can be heard crying on the wind that blows around the Reculver towers.
Calle Argantonio 3, +34 956 211640, hotelargantonio.es, doubles from €85 Hotel La Casa del Califa, Vejer Hope for rain and curl up in an armchair with a book, linger over lunch in the atmospheric restaurant, watch clouds scudding over the pile of white blocks, domes and church towers that make up this spectacular town.
Along the western flank of the city are the first towers of the Jabal Omar development, a sprawling complex that will eventually accommodate 100,000 people in 26 luxury hotels – sitting on another gargantuan plinth of 4,000 shops and 500 restaurants, along with its own six-storey prayer hall.
It is also likely to be the best of the new London towers: it was conceived more than a decade ago, when building tall was still considered such a privilege that planners, like medieval priests selling indulgences, could demand such things from developers as the generous Popas and general quality of design.
The 200-plus towers now on the way face no such rigour.
As reported last year, the view from the open courtyard in the centre of the mosque is now choked with cranes, jostling for position with minarets and towers; but this year there is a new addition just metres from the Kaaba itself.
But the publicity blurb isn't for a Fawlty Towers-style retreat, it's Amsterdam's Hans Brinker Budget Hotel's brutally honest statement of its eco credentials.
One former Alton Towers employee explained that the Smiler could have up to five cars moving around the track at once and a "block system" run by sensors prevented two cars entering specific sections at the same time.
Queues for rides were short: the Guardian's reporter at Alton Towers waited no longer than 15 minutes to get on the most popular attractions.
Ian Crabbe, Alton Towers' divisional director, said in a statement: "May I first say that my colleagues and I are devastated by what has happened here today, and our only priority at this time is to work with the emergency services to get the 16 people affected off the ride safely, and most importantly those who are injured are being cared for.
The Alton Towers spokeswoman said a full investigation would take place into the accident.
