Example sentences for: obelisk

How can you use “obelisk” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The granite obelisk, 38 m (124 ft) high, was erected in 1958.

  • Two blocks north is another lively square, Praça dos Restauradores, with its historic obelisk commemorating the overthrow of Spanish Hapsburg rule in 1640.

  • The pavement’s black and white wedges of stone radiate from an obelisk in the center of the square like rays from the sun.

  • Stroll alongside a pleasant little garden, Parc des Gouverneurs, with its obelisk paying tribute to Generals Wolfe and Montcalm, both killed at the great battle for Québec in 1759.

  • At the heart of the square is the Monument to the People’s Heroes, a granite obelisk where the democracy movement was headquartered in 1989.


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