Examples of menhir in a Sentence
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The enormous, 65-ton capstone on top of its chamber is a broken fragment of a menhir, a standing stone, brought from 10 km away.
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Mike Parker Pearson, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2015
And yet four decades after the wrapping came off Philip Johnson and John Burgee’s 550 Madison Avenue to reveal a pink stone menhir with a fancy hat, the tower still radiates a wry, ornery, unmistakably New York personality.
—Curbed, 2 Nov. 2022
The original menhir may be 300 years (or more) older than the tomb.
—Mike Parker Pearson, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2015
Enlarge / Sculpted menhir at the entrance of the corridor leading to the dolmen.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Aug. 2022
While Castaño suggests a curvy line seen on the menhir refers to the winding route of the nearby Tagus River, archaeologist Primitiva Bueno Ramírez identifies the marking as a snake with a triangular head.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 9 Sep. 2019
Ancient people often moved menhirs from older tombs, often along with the graves themselves, with the occupants reburied in the newer dolmen.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2019
One of the most magical spots is the Bois de la Chaise, a fragrant pine wood dotted with boulders and even a menhir, a standing stone erected in prehistoric times.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 July 2018
In this ancient landscape dotted with fields of menhirs and mythical forests, Marianne and her new friends live out a fairy tale about salvation at 60.
—Kate Betts, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2017
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Mike Parker Pearson, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2015
And yet four decades after the wrapping came off Philip Johnson and John Burgee’s 550 Madison Avenue to reveal a pink stone menhir with a fancy hat, the tower still radiates a wry, ornery, unmistakably New York personality.
—Curbed, 2 Nov. 2022
The original menhir may be 300 years (or more) older than the tomb.
—Mike Parker Pearson, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2015
Enlarge / Sculpted menhir at the entrance of the corridor leading to the dolmen.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Aug. 2022
While Castaño suggests a curvy line seen on the menhir refers to the winding route of the nearby Tagus River, archaeologist Primitiva Bueno Ramírez identifies the marking as a snake with a triangular head.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 9 Sep. 2019
Ancient people often moved menhirs from older tombs, often along with the graves themselves, with the occupants reburied in the newer dolmen.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2019
One of the most magical spots is the Bois de la Chaise, a fragrant pine wood dotted with boulders and even a menhir, a standing stone erected in prehistoric times.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 July 2018
In this ancient landscape dotted with fields of menhirs and mythical forests, Marianne and her new friends live out a fairy tale about salvation at 60.
—Kate Betts, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2017
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Word History
Etymology
French, from Breton, from men stone + hir long
First Known Use
1840, in the meaning defined above
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“Menhir.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/menhir. Accessed 30 Sep. 2023.
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