Example sentences for: obelisk

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

  • The superb lemon-coloured Art Nouveau building close to the obelisk is home to the American Embassy.

  • Today an obelisk in Ibiza’s port honours the daring Corsairs.

  • In the middle of the square, an obelisk commemorates a brave defense against some 15,000 besieging Turks in 1558.

  • 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.

  • There is no settlement here, just a collection of craft and souvenir stalls, a bar, a restaurant, and an obelisk marking the highest point on the Algarve.


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