cenotaph

Example Sentences

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The meeting took place late that month in Gwangju, by a gray stone cenotaph near the site of the minibus shooting.

From Los Angeles Times

Congress commissioned Rothwell to erect 20 cenotaphs at Congressional Cemetery to honor U.S. senators and representatives whose remains are elsewhere.

From Washington Post

“A vast cenotaph of secession” was how the journalist and historian Tony Horwitz described Richmond in his 1998 book, “Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches From the Unfinished Civil War.”

From New York Times

“We invite all of America to please come visit, to come to the cenotaph that was created and built in memory of 3,000 people who were martyred and murdered on Sept. 11.”

From Seattle Times

A service and two-minute silence took place at the Field of Remembrance at Cardiff Castle and others at cenotaphs around Wales.

From BBC