obelisk
Example Sentences
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It’s also been home to the Luxor Obelisk for nearly 200 years.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2024
Milei's win brought flag-waving crowds on Sunday night out to the Obelisk in downtown Buenos Aires, a traditional rallying point for supporters to cheer election or soccer wins.
From Reuters • Nov. 20, 2023
In this relief from the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, Assyrian king Shalmaneser III is shown receiving tribute from Jehu, the king of Israel, bowing before him.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
The loudest Obelisk gets is the clinking of glasses or muted laughter in the kitchen now and then.
From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2023
The London Obelisk weighs one hundred and eighty-six tons, and therefore is about ten times the weight of Stonehenge’s largest block.
From Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics by King, James
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