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Example sentences for: granite

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On the vast three-sided Confederation Square — popularly known for its traffic congestion as “Confusion Square” — notice the great granite arch of the National War Memorial, with its statues of 22 World War I soldiers and a horse-drawn cannon.
The scenic Yosemite Valley is a perfect example of a glacier-carved canyon, with its sheer granite walls 3,200ft (975m) high plunging to a flat floor of woods and wild-flower meadows, enclosing the waters of the Merced River.
Dedicated to Horus — god incarnate in the ruling Pharaoh — his granite falcon emblems guard the temple entrance.
In fact, such expressions may be perpetuated by others who hear the wrong version of the cliché, take it for granite, and, for all intensive purposes, use it as the genuine expression.
The great pylon (grand entranceway with twin towers) of the temple is fronted by majestic statues of Ramses II and a large granite obelisk once one of a pair — the other was presented to the French government by Mohammed Ali and now graces the Place de la Concorde in Paris.