a facade with marble columns
Add the first column of numbers.
The article takes up three columns.
The error appears at the bottom of the second column.
She writes a weekly column for the paper.
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Accommodation Inspired by the area’s close ties to ancient Greece, the Savoy hotel’s design features a white-washed exterior accented by contemporary columns and a series of lush gardens.—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025 Dhillon became notorious in 1988, as editor of the Dartmouth Review, for publishing a column depicting then president James Freedman, a Jew, as Adolf Hitler.—Rob Wolfe, New Yorker, 18 July 2025 Since losing his race for state office in 1972, Jim Nowlan has worked for three unindicted Illinois governors, published a newspaper and written 700 newspaper columns.—Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025 This is Fortune 500 Power Moves, a weekly column tracking executive shifts—from appointments and promotions to resignations and retirements—within the highest ranks of Fortune 500 companies.—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for column
Word History
Etymology
Middle English columne, from Anglo-French columpne, from Latin columna, from columen top; akin to Latin collis hill — more at hill
Share