tall figure

collocation in English

meaningsoftallandfigure

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tall
adjective
uk
/tɔːl/us
/tɑːl/
of more than average height, or of a ...
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figure
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɪɡ.ər/us
/ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/
the symbol for a number or an amount expressed ...
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(Definition oftallandfigurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftall figure

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That is atallfigure, and yet none of the nuclear stations is operating at a cost which is competitive with electricity generated from a new coal-burning station.
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Histallfigureand handsome looks capture the girls' attention at school.
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He was atallfigurein twentieth-century sarod music.
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Histallfigure, ample brow, large dark eyes, aquiline nose, sunken cheeks, pallid countenance and looks that spoke of his ascetic austerities made an impression.
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Destiny is portrayed as atallfigure, obscured within a purple or brown robe and cowl.
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She provided both a strong visual focus for the band with hertallfigureand blonde hair and an excellent musical contribution with her trenchant guitar playing.
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Jack'stallfigureis made from tree limbs and jointed with wooden pegs.
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They then enter a flying machine, and encounter atallfigure, which they push over a cliff, to fall with it, watched by rows of eyes.
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The tall figures often start near the middle of the vase and continue over the shoulder, stopping at the neck.
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The scene contained two-inch tall figures and was arranged by the school's student council.
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In this form two tall figures with elephant heads and human bodies, male and female, stand in embrace.
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