How to Use stalagmite in a Sentence

stalagmite

noun

• Cathedral, in Woodville, boasts an enormous, grand entrance and Goliath, one of the largest stalagmites in the world.
  — Birmingham Magazine, AL.com, 12 June 2017
• Inside, an obelisk-like stalagmite stood sentinel atop a mound decked with moss and neon-green ferns.
  — Patrick Scott, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2018
• From the sandy Leapin’ Lagoon and its water jets to the stalactites and stalagmites of the Yakulla Caverns splash pad, there's no end to the fun.
  — azcentral, 14 June 2018
• Or test your mettle crossing a wood-plank bridge to a lone rocky spire that rises like a steroidal stalagmite.
  — Jeff Opdyke, latimes.com, 23 June 2019
• The children seem to have scooped up clay-rich mud from the floor and smeared it on a stalagmite against the far wall, then drew curved, sinuous shapes in the wet clay with their fingers.
  — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 29 May 2019
• Drips that fall farther tend to result in wider stalagmites.
  — Katherine Kornei, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2019
• Advertisement The fuselage of the shattered aircraft stuck out of the ground like a stalagmite.
  — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 17 June 2023
• Protected by the cave, the stalagmite's layers were better preserved than those from the bottom of a lake or ocean.
  — Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2012
• The Great Blue Hole contains stalactites and stalagmites below the surface, some 40 feet in length.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 19 Feb. 2019
• Thousands of dramatic stalactites and stalagmites, as well as deep, turquoise-colored cave pools, set the scene for a step back in time.
  — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2024
• Start with a visit to Mono Lake, a body of water with a chemistry so complex that chalky, stalagmite-like towers of tufa rise from its bed.
  — Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 22 Feb. 2021
• There are millennia worth of stalactites, stalagmites, and, yes, even a few sharks.
  — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2023
• The exteriors of the stores were adorned with white, icicle-like stalagmites of plaster, the walls inset with bits of shattered mirror.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 27 May 2023
• The gem of the center is Perry's Cave, 52 feet below ground, where visitors can view stalactites, stalagmites and cave pearls on the walls, ceiling and floor.
  — cleveland.com, 29 May 2017
• Researchers in past studies have relied on sediment cores from lakes , but the researchers in this study used a stalagmite from a cave near the ancient Maya city of Uxbenká, in present-day Belize.
  — Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2012
• The truly adventurous can take the longer option, which involves exploring the stalagmites at closer range, with water up to the waist, in knee guards and head lamps.
  — Kaitlin Menza, Town & Country, 15 Nov. 2018
• Here, millions-year-old stalagmites hang from the ceiling and the signatures of famous visitors graffiti the walls.
  — Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2023
• The glowing stalagmite chandeliers, electric neon art of cacti, waves and sun punctuate the walls of the ocean-blue California Room, the venue’s second stage.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2023
• Flanking either side were 27-foot-tall sword-wielding devil goats, with blue stalagmites surrounding the area.
  — Ashley Zlatopolsky, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2017
• The drought can be seen in stalagmites in India, where the lower monsoon levels are represented by changes in oxygen isotopes.
  — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2018
• The Amarnath cave houses an ice stalagmite worshipped by Hindus as a symbol of Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction.
  — Washington Post, 10 July 2017
• Popular underground sites include a series of rimstone pools near the back of the cave and the 7.8-ton column (the largest in the Pacific Northwest) that formed when a stalactite merged with a stalagmite.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2023
• Kayla Mueller of Minneapolis watched the game on a giant-screen TV near the mammoth ice castles encased in frozen stalagmites.
  — Brian Murphy, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2017
• In addition to 85 miles of trails rich with lookouts, waterfalls and wildlife, tour the historic Hensley Settlement or Gap Cave, home to striking stalagmites and bats.
  — Lauren Sloss, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2023
• Researchers looked at the ratios of two forms of oxygen atoms in the minerals deposited in layers in two stalagmites that had formed in a cave in the Himalayan foothills about 200 kilometers north of New Delhi.
  — Sid Perkins, Science | AAAS, 13 Dec. 2017
• Hewn to roughly the same length, some of the stalagmites were crafted into a large circular structure measuring nearly 22 feet (6.7 meters) across.
  — National Geographic, 25 May 2016
• During the last ice age, the spring was actually a dry cave, as proved by stalactites and stalagmites discovered well below the current water line.
  — Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2020
• Forty to 70 feet below ground, stalactites and stalagmites meet to form columns, delicate soda straws dangle from the ceiling and flowstones cover the walls.
  — Chelsey Lewis, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2018
• Without the benefit of modern dental hygiene, the plaque built up over a lifetime, layer upon layer like a stalagmite.
  — Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2012
• An easy walking tour of the cavern takes you through six separate chambers decorated with stalagmites, soda straws, flow stones and stalactites.
  — Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 13 July 2024

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024