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.
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Unlike Clooney’s column dress, Diana’s look featured a sweetheart neckline, which was complimented by an extravagant pearl choker fashioned with an oval sapphire brooch once belonging to Queen Mary.—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 26 June 2025 His columns vary from social and political commentary to chapters in Chicago history.—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025 The weekly column takes you behind the scenes and shines a spotlight on unique stories.—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025 Sánchez returned to the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2012 in a figure-hugging red column dress.—Catherine Santino, People.com, 24 June 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
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