obelisk
Example Sentences
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She set off down a shadowed path, wandering alone past obelisks, stone angels, and granite buildings in this city of the dead.
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Despite having built an obelisk of skulls, Dr. Kelson is one of the few remaining uninfected who has lost neither his reason nor his soul.
Tour the Smithsonian Gem Collection whenever you want with this book on the histories of the Star of Asia sapphire, the Dom Pedro Aquamarine obelisk and the Hope Diamond.
Idly she tapped the obelisk clock with the handle of her teaspoon.
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They were digging a hole in the top of the hill for the bottom of the obelisk to gently slide into.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.