pediment
Example Sentences
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Her casket will be carried up the steps in front of the court, passing under the iconic words engraved on the pediment, “Equal Justice Under Law,” and placed in the court’s Great Hall.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023
Unfortunately for the cause of intelligent discourse, his statement was erected upon a pediment of lies.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2023
And when it was, the pediment bore the inscription MCMXV.
From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2021
The original wood pediment was about 10 inches deep.
From Washington Post • Sep. 12, 2021
Perhaps it was the style of column, or the pediment, or the proportions of the windows.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
