edifice

Example Sentences

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Most Europeans see trans-Atlanticism as something like an edifice, with a wooden facade built over brick walls sitting on granite foundations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Thick layers of sediment rich in organic material lie beneath the volcanic edifice.

From Science Daily

“The market was priced for perfection and now the concerns about AI and a pause in Fed rate cutting are spreading cracks through the edifice of perfection,” Wilmington Trust’s Roth said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Among the most prominent are the British colonial edifices near the riverfront.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Coast Guard decommissioned the St. George Reef Lighthouse in 1975, replacing the grand edifice with a floating, automated buoy light.

From Los Angeles Times