megalith

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Recent Examples of megalith The action took place two days ahead of the summer solstice, when many visitors flock to the rocky megaliths, and ahead of the UK’s July 4 general election. News Desk, Artforum, 20 June 2024 The ancient stone megaliths are perched at the edge of the village that shares their name, on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, part of the Outer Hebrides chain of islands that sits off the northwestern coast of Scotland. Dan Falk, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2024 Logistics may seem like an intimidating industry for some investors – a flailing megalith with its feet still firmly planted in a bygone era. Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 The artist’s inspirations include Japanese, Islamic and pre-Columbian art and architecture, including the roughly 1,000-year-old Toltec megaliths of Mexico’s Tula region. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for megalith 
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Noun
  • Restoring the roof would also enlist skilled carpenters, stone workers and artisans trained in ancestral techniques with roots in French and European history.
    Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Lower-level tavern with arched stones and a beamed ceiling.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The Sydney Opera House hosts around 1,800 shows a year and was always meant to be a living, breathing performance space and not just an architectural monument.
    Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The ceremony marked the first time that anyone not involved in the reconstruction had been permitted to enter the cathedral in the years since the blaze destroyed its spire and roof, and left the monument covered in toxic dust and charred debris.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • There are lots of tombstones of great tech companies that don’t reinvent themselves.
    Alex Heath, The Verge, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The 1627 tombstone was set up in the Jamestown settlement and belonged to an English knight.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The polyamory community – like any group – isn't a monolith.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Your social network isn’t a monolith — it’s made up of individual people with different needs.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The gravestone is located in Shrewsbury, a town in England’s West Midlands.
    Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Police are investigating the incident, which took place at St. Chad's Church, where the gravestone had become a popular tourist attraction.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024

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