Examples of obelisk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The gardens feature Italian, English and Japanese elements dotted with two grottoes, a tennis court, ponds, sculptures, and ornamental structures, such as a neoclassical pavilion, an obelisk, an echo garden and a small pyramid. — Anthony Paletta, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2022 Near Kabul’s Bird Market, an ancient bazaar where poultry, fighting birds, and songbirds are sold, is a twenty-foot obelisk, topped with a red clenched fist. — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022 An obelisk dubbed the Three Sisters, a Soviet-era commemoration to recognize friendly relations, was installed at the tri-border point, Stupak said. — Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2022 Wirz in Confederate uniform rests on a side table next to a miniature representation of the obelisk memorializing him in Andersonville. — Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2022 The 60-foot obelisk commemorates an 1818 battle in which the British traders representing the crown defeated the Peshwas, the Brahmin rulers of the Maratha empire, ending its 144 years in power. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2021 Construction crews worked throughout the night on Monday to disassemble the 52-foot obelisk located in Birmingham’s Linn Park. — al, 3 June 2020 On the lawn in front of the courthouse is an obelisk commemorating Confederate war dead. — David Montgomery, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2022 In front of the border checkpoint stood a large white obelisk and a red Soviet star. — New York Times, 16 Jan. 2022 See More

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