Used in a Sentence

taller

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for taller.

Editorial note

For example, men on average are taller than women, and the discrepancy is greater for more extreme values.

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of taller gathered in one view.

adjective

(of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent.

adjective

(of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.

adjective

(archaic) Fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for taller.

adjective

(of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent.

adjective

(of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.

adjective

(archaic) Fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent.

adjective

(of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.

Example sentences

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For example, men on average are taller than women, and the discrepancy is greater for more extreme values.

2

You won't do well to hire a taller programmer just because taller people are healthier.

3

Everyone knows men are taller than women on average, and that a lot of women are taller than a lot of men.

4

If the image is taller than 512 pixels and wider than 64 bytes, you're pretty much guaranteed to have continuous L1D cache misses.

5

Height in England currently averages 5'10 for men; over that time, the whole world has gotten taller than England.

6

Another possibility is just the the Dutch are genetically a little bit taller on average if you normalize nutrition.

7

Apparently research has shown that while taller people tend to earn more money, it depends on their height during puberty.

8

Perhaps they've always been taller and were suppressed by two world wars and famine etc and have since bounced back.

9

For instance, South Koreans born post-Korean War are currently 5 inches taller than North Koreans.

10

It works for packages no wider than my chest and no taller than my head.

11

Dog parks usually have double fountains, one near the ground for dogs and a taller one that's more accessible for humans.

12

Caucasians - for example in Scandinavia - getting taller did not equate directly to being far healthier than their Japanese peers.

Quote examples

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I have a hard time regarding a college baseball player, even one who almost certainly is taller than I am and packs a lot more lean mass, as a "grown man." I do hope that the athletic director at his school had a long talk with him that will make him think a long time before doing anything remotely like this again.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use taller in a sentence?

For example, men on average are taller than women, and the discrepancy is greater for more extreme values.

What does taller mean?

(of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent.

What part of speech is taller?

taller is commonly used as adjective.