monument

Example Sentences

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The location itself was intentional in its significance, sandwiched between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, just steps away from the partially painted Reflecting Pool and within sight of the White House and Capitol.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

In its suit, the nonprofit said the dark color of the pool's basin "creates the sweeping mirror image of the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument that millions of visitors experience every year."

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

There were more than 100 people gathered near to the Washington Monument, including Sydney Beasly, originally from Kentucky.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

But if you can hit Carrizo Plain National Monument on a spring day when the hills and grasslands are green and a few wildflowers remain in the meadows — well, you’re winning.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

It looks astonishingly like the White House in photographs, but larger and living, and beyond that, there’s the familiar tip of the Washington Monument, looking astonishingly like the Washington Monument in the books.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti