monumental
Example Sentences
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They said: "To have overlooked it and not realised its importance is the most monumental piece of incompetence."
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"I knew it would be a monumental moment for Rhythms on the Runway and for Ghana," she says.
From BBC
Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei said he was planning a "monumental" work in Manchester for his first major show in the north of England.
From BBC
A classical stadium would echo another new, planned gateway to the city: the monumental Roman-inspired arch the president promises to build in the traffic circle near Arlington Memorial Bridge and the Lincoln Memorial.
Put simply, Eala is a monumental star in the south-east Asian country - a nation which has limited pedigree on the tennis circuit.
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