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Meanings of towering cliffs in English

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Usage of towering cliffs in English
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In the deep-voiced caverns of these towering cliffs lived the Pirates of Penzance.
The Greater Love
2
The towering cliffs on either side smile like the walls of a prison.
The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2
3
Pete looked up at the towering cliffs which almost joined overhead.
The Best Made Plans
4
Nearer and nearer the ship drew to the towering cliffs.
The Three Lieutenants
5
He pointed to the west, where a red light shone against the towering cliffs.
The Land of the Changing Sun
6
Nothing could be seen but a dark suggestion of towering cliffs and yawning caverns.
The Land of the Changing Sun
7
A pleasant sail of eight hours and the towering cliffs of Guernsey came in sight.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 / Little J...
8
The towering cliffs were a scant half mile away.
The Metal Monster
9
Colorfully painted wooden fishing boats line the strip of sand nestling between rocks and towering cliffs.
Reuters
10
Once let it start, and these towering cliffs will be defaced with toothpowder and intoxicating-liquor signs.
Tish: The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions
11
Its very solitude added to its majesty, and its towering cliffs seemed to kiss the sky.
She
12
One evening against the clear sky there appeared the dim outline of towering cliffs, shaped like a horseshoe.
Queen Sheba's Ring
13
These towering cliffs are clothed with verdure, large trees clinging to their precipitous sides in a marvellous way.
The Cruise of the "Cachalot" Round the World After Sperm Whales
14
The towering cliffs shut them out.
Out of Doors—California and Oregon
15
The island can be reached by boat and is adorned with sheer towering cliffs and a beach-front jungle.
The South African
16
Hell was a valley surrounded by great, towering cliffs that disappeared into a ceiling of mist and darkness.
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