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
Recent Examples on the Web
Visitors can also travel to the national monument via bus; the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System route 84 stops at the Visitor’s Center on Cabrillo Memorial Drive.
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2024
While visiting the national monument, snorkel between the Elkhorn coral barrier reefs along an underwater trail through this sunken natural treasure.
—Melissa Locker, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
The group also collaborated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which manages the national monument.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2023
The national monument provides an opportunity for the descendants of victims of slavery to find their names on the monument wall, and that’s been really powerful to witness.
—Mackenzie McCarty, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
The plant then spread south along the Interstate 10 corridor and into Pinal County, which is where the national monument is.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2024
At a press conference held Wednesday in New York, two former members of the slain icon’s security detail delivered statements saying undercover New York police officer Robert Wood lured them into discussion of an outlandish plan to destroy national monuments, including the Statue of Liberty.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
The New York Times is out with its annual roundup of top travel recommendations and a brand new Arizona national monument has made the list.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 17 Jan. 2024
The Biden administration has designated five national monuments using the Antiquities Act, with the most recent conserving nearly 1 million acres around the Grand Canyon encompassing thousands of significant Indigenous sites.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2024
While visiting the national monument, snorkel between the Elkhorn coral barrier reefs along an underwater trail through this sunken natural treasure.
—Melissa Locker, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
The group also collaborated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which manages the national monument.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2023
The national monument provides an opportunity for the descendants of victims of slavery to find their names on the monument wall, and that’s been really powerful to witness.
—Mackenzie McCarty, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
The plant then spread south along the Interstate 10 corridor and into Pinal County, which is where the national monument is.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2024
At a press conference held Wednesday in New York, two former members of the slain icon’s security detail delivered statements saying undercover New York police officer Robert Wood lured them into discussion of an outlandish plan to destroy national monuments, including the Statue of Liberty.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
The New York Times is out with its annual roundup of top travel recommendations and a brand new Arizona national monument has made the list.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 17 Jan. 2024
The Biden administration has designated five national monuments using the Antiquities Act, with the most recent conserving nearly 1 million acres around the Grand Canyon encompassing thousands of significant Indigenous sites.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
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“National monument.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20monument. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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