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Meanings of looming above in English

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Usage of looming above in English
1
And then, without warning, his private nightmare was looming above him.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
2
Breathing hard, Rey looked up in disgust at the man looming above her.
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
3
She could close her eyes and feel the stone tablets looming above her.
The Lair of Bones
4
The black volcano rose up from the plains, looming above her.
The Wyrmling Horde
5
The father glanced up at the large ship looming above.
Book Three: The Final Exodus
6
Then he registers the building looming above the grassy helipad.
Night of knives
7
You can see that OW here, looming above the belayer.
Climbing Magazine
8
Holden was there not three meters away, a huge, insectile thing looming above him.
Cibola Burn
9
It was hard to miss with its huge neon sign looming above the street.
Act of treason
10
Tommy, looming above them like Oz the Great and Terrible, joined in by Skype.
Rock and Ice Magazine
11
I could see every pore on Bast's face, now looming above me and grinning.
The red pyramid
12
The creature was larger now, looming above the logging truck and heading our way.
Monster Hunter International
13
And looked up at the cross looming above her head.
In the Dark
14
Then Hannah's face, a mask of worry, looming above her.
Hellfire
15
She forced herself to look up, and there, looming above her, was the board itself.
Hellfire
16
They passed a disused diamond mine: a skeleton of eroding steel looming above the cliffs.
The marks of cain
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common