plinth

Example Sentences

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But the thing on the left is just a geometric slab of no discernible purpose, a plinth with no identity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

An inscription on its plinth reads: Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

In 2014, a man was arrested after spending 48 hours on the statue plinth as part of Occupy Democracy protests in Westminster, but was subsequently acquitted of all charges.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

Some took refuge on the plinth of Prince Mihajlo's statue - the traditional spot for Belgraders to meet, the equivalent of Eros in London's Piccadilly.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025

The basin in which the statue’s plinth was set glittered with ripples of diamond.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson