monument

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Greenpeace activists scaled a monument in front of Congress at dawn on Wednesday and unfurled a banner urging lawmakers "not to betray the Argentine people."

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Built of cold, modern concrete, it stands as a permanent, if somewhat sterile, monument to a difficult past, with my grandfather’s name inscribed in the center.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“Perhaps a historic-cultural monument designation could have saved the Zimmerman House, or allowed the necessary time to delay demolition. Tragically, calls for preservation fell on deaf ears.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Efforts to restore the beloved building, declared a historic monument soon after it was shuttered, have proved elusive.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

It seems a miracle that this glorious monument to the pharaoh was carved out of raw granite that was once buried in the ground at Aswan.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman