monument
Example Sentences
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Built of concrete and sheathed in stainless steel, it is our tallest monument alongside our greatest river.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026
Minutes into the climb, the plebes roll their T-shirts up and throw them, like emcees at a ball game, toward the base of the monument, where other midshipmen use them to wipe off the grease.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026
In the south aisle of the nave is also an elaborate wall monument commemorating John, 1st Lord Henniker who was buried at the cathedral in 1803.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
"When I thought reflecting pool, I would see some reflection of the monument on the pool. That's what the name says, so that didn't meet my expectation," said Ravi Desai, visiting from Australia.
From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026
I just found out that another big monument is coming to New York City!
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
Vocabulary lists containing monument
Brown Girl Dreaming
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"A Rose for Emily"
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