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monument
noun as in memorial, remembrance
Example Sentences
As Bill Plaschke waxes nostalgic, the rest of us slog down the 10 Freeway from Westwood, through downtown, up into the far northeast corner of L.A., to the antiquated monument that is the Rose Bowl.
Here Warhol is staking his claim to the city, declaring himself a monument to its artistic masses.
Even to representatives of the British Consulate in New York, which helped organize the event, there was irony in hosting a party for the king in a monument to American enterprise.
“He spoke so fast that the amazing perversity of his arguments escaped undetected; what remains of them is a monument of ingenuity and insolence.”
The monument and adjacent Inspiration Park, unveiled in 2010 after years of planning, design and careful selection of the right words to honor Kennedy’s legacy, are a mess.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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