How to Use monument in a Sentence

monument

noun
  • They have erected a monument in his honor.
  • His monument doesn’t even have a face.
    — Alexis Coe, Vanity Fair, 18 Mar. 2026
  • For a change of pace, try checking out the monuments at night.
    — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 29 June 2023
  • Come to the monument prepared for the high-desert heat.
    — Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 26 June 2026
  • Pat will be honored with a small plaque on the ground in front of the monuments.
    — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The idea is for both the opera and monument to pay homage to the species that have gone extinct.
    — Keridwen Cornelius, New York Times, 3 May 2025
  • Stonehenge was built as a monument to the alignment of the sun and moon.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2022
  • If Bolton boast a monument, then Bournemouth have a box.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • The monument is a sundial that is set to one o’clock as noon.
    — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Truman, to the surprise of his hosts, placed a wreath on the monument.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The stay means the monument, which has been in place for eight years, can stand while the legal case plays out.
    — Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Clues were found in the remains of the buildings, ground plans, monuments, and plazas.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Iran's leaders, past and present, wave from a monument adorned with the emblem from its flag.
    — Karl Vick, Time, 13 June 2025
  • There is a monument in the park with a brief explanation of the event.
    — Carol Kovach, cleveland, 21 June 2022
  • The monument was the first in the nation to honor the work of women on the home front.
    — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • When told to build the great monuments of today, our ancestors put on their boots.
    — Essence, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The celebrity showed us around, and her walls were like a monument to rock n roll history.
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2025
  • Locals and tourists came out to the monument to see the vandalism.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2022
  • That meant bouncing along the halls of capitol hill or along the green near historic monuments.
    — Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • His death sparked calls for monuments and memorials.
    — Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Pat Bender will be honored with a small plaque on the ground in front of the monument signs.
    — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2026
  • There are now many monuments to Sabbath in your hometown.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 17 June 2026
  • Rocks were piled on top as a monument to this precious soul who had given us 18 years of joy.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2021
  • The reservoir was built to stabilize the monument, which stands on marshy ground.
    — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 16 June 2026
  • Just this past summer, the monument withstood a storm with 70 mph wind gusts.
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
  • There are no monuments or memorials to the Nazis.
    — Terry Gross, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
  • There are no towering monuments to him.
    — Jacob Lane The Chicago Tribune, Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
  • This monument is well off the grid, with no cell service (download your maps offline ahead of time) and few roads.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The ovoo is a monument to the spirits of the natural world, known here as nagas and savdags.
    — Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • To this end, his tomb is effectively a state monument.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025

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