How to Use monumental in a Sentence

monumental

adjective

• Repairing the damage will be a monumental task.
• It's more than a mistake; it's a case of monumental stupidity.
• The class was about modern monumental architecture.
• But, the school board's vote proved to be far less monumental.
  — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 21 June 2023
• But of course, there are many ways to watch the monumental occasion across the globe.
  — Amy Haneline, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
• Some have bathrooms as large as the living space with a monumental tub in the center.
  — Zoe Dubno, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2024
• The 29-year-old has been a part of many monumental numbers over the years and last night's episode was no different.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
• The fire cast such a monumental glow that it could be seen in New Haven, Connecticut, 70 miles away.
  — Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 May 2023
• Gone is the monumental tablet, engraved with the text of the First Amendment, that had announced the Newseum.
  — Nick Anderson, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
• The event caps off a monumental year for the pop star, including Swift being named Time’s Person of the Year.
  — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2023
• But what remains of the pyramid is the monumental mound that alludes to its great size and power.
  — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 14 Feb. 2024
• In August 2012, The Times wrote about the pill’s monumental impact and the many controversies that came along with it over the years.
  — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
• The loft is filled with unique pieces, like the monumental Jean Royère light fixture in the dining room and the metal-and-glass Philippe Hiquily table in the library.
  — Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 10 Aug. 2023
• Out back, beyond the monumental rear façade, emerald carpets of lawn roll down to the swimming pool.
  — Mark David, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2023
• In the case of Earle, 87, that list of accolades is monumental.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2023
• That question is at the heart of a monumental challenge with a grim history.
  — Michael D. Shear, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2023
• That’s because of the monumental snowpack in the Sierra Nevada range.
  — Jake Bittle, WIRED, 25 Mar. 2023
• The late Sam Gilliam’s final works of art come to L.A. for a monumental exhibition.
  — Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2024
• To Strachwitz, this was monumental news that would prove to be life-changing.
  — Joel Selvin, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Nov. 2023
• There never has been such a monumental upheaval of all that is sacred in a sport like there has been in major colleges.
  — Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
• Fluctuating performance over the past few years shouldn’t distract us from the fact that this drop was a monumental feat of its own.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2023
• With the e-scooter market expected to reach $51 billion by the end of the decade, the ripple effects of the decision could be monumental.
  — Diego Lasarte, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2023
• There are two guest suites on the lower floor, along with a media room, while a third guest suite shares the middle floor with an open-plan great room graced with a monumental stone fireplace and a sleek chef’s kitchen.
  — Mark David, Robb Report, 4 Jan. 2024
• Toné! is comprised of brothers Saadiq and Wiggins and their cousin Riley, who joined together in 1986 and had a monumental run.
  — Neena Rouhani, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2023
• But neither does a return to the monumental stature Zionism enjoyed here after the 1967 war seem inevitable.
  — Marc Tracy, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
• The stakes of the debt ceiling fight are so monumental because of the role that Treasury securities play in global finance.
  — David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
• Yet the woman on the left has a monumental, sphinxlike power well beyond what’s in the original, and the room itself has a whirlpool’s roaring suction.
  — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
• Anything less than a third straight title counts as a monumental failure.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 6 July 2023
• As young lawyers, working out of the dusty attic in an aging townhouse, a few of us were given a simple but monumental task: figure out how to make a new law—the Clean Air Act—work.
  — David Hawkins, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2023
• The work, called Bal d’Afrique by Dozie Kanu (named for one of the fragrance house’s most popular scents), is a monumental, pavilionlike structure made from steel, glass, and aluminum.
  — Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor, 22 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 6 May 2024