national monument
noun
: a place of historic, scenic, or scientific interest set aside for preservation usually by presidential proclamation
Examples of national monument in a Sentence
the Statue of Liberty National Monument
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It was presidentially recognized as a national monument in 2016.
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
In Arizona, the BLM manages 770 active grazing permits and leases on 841 allotments, including some public lands with special conservation considerations such as national conservation areas, wilderness areas and national monuments.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Complete and utter desecration of a national monument.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Imagineering hopes to paint an emotional portrait of the nation with scenes filmed at natural landmarks, national monuments and large cities.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
In Arizona, the BLM manages 770 active grazing permits and leases on 841 allotments, including some public lands with special conservation considerations such as national conservation areas, wilderness areas and national monuments.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Complete and utter desecration of a national monument.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Imagineering hopes to paint an emotional portrait of the nation with scenes filmed at natural landmarks, national monuments and large cities.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for national monument
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“National monument.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20monument. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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