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How to use the word monument in a Sentence?

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Canfranc Station is a monument to Aragonese culture.

Canfranc Fernando Sánchez Morales

Found on CNN
1 year ago

What I want to see before I die is a monument representing the Negro, not couchant on his knees like a four-footed animal, but erect on his feet like a man.

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

And I mean, with regard to the monument, it's not surprising because the champion of the monument in the Obama administration was Monica Medina, and she's married to Ron Klain, who's the White House chief of staff, so when we were fighting for those fisheries, we couldn't get any Democrats to stand up to the White House. Basically, they just told us that they had tried. They called [the Department of the Interior], they called the White House. They were essentially told that there was no way, because if Trump did it, it had to be bad, and so they were going to reverse what Trump did. No science, no study. One hour of communication with the entire… with all of the people who represent those commercial fisheries that were affected.

Bob Vanasse

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The new Camp Hale monument would be eligible for funding from oil and gas once its designation is complete, every time they do something to stop oil and natural gas leasing and development on federal lands, they are putting that conservation funding at risk.

Kathleen Sgamma

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Robert E. Lee standing here on Monument Avenue in June 2020 is very symbolic to the Confederate mindset, you know the levels of oppression that people feel on a regular day-to-day basis, with the coming down of the monument it is also a part of coming down with those types of ideals. It brings some closure to the conversation,' It's OK to be racist'.

Lawrence West

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Virginia's largest monument to the Confederate insurrection will come down this week, this is an important step in showing who we are and what we value as a Commonwealth.

Ralph Northam

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Today it is clear — the largest Confederate monument in the South is coming down.

Ralph Northam

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Kareem was just always involved in something, whether it was helping out with the Pearl Harbor event or POW event down at the monument, he was a kid who was always full of laughter and fun and just had a lot of heart.

David Spratley

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

This moment is about the students, past and present, that relentlessly advocated for the removal of this racist monument, now is a moment for all of us BIPOC students to breathe a sigh of relief, to be proud of our endurance, and to begin healing.

Juliana Bennett

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We are prepared to do anything, we Anti-government protesters gather at the Maximo Gomez monument in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, July 11, 2021. Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in several cities in Cuba to protest against ongoing food shortages and high prices of foodstuffs. (AP Photo/Eliana Aponte) will be battling in the streets.

Miguel Diaz-Canel

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

This monument to Virginia's racist history has held a place of honor in Richmond for too long. The Lee statue does not represent the ideals Virginians live by today and the inclusive community that we strive to be and it is time to bring it down.

Mark Herring

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We ended up making this movie for her as her monument.

Thomas Vinterberg

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

She was supposed to be in this and if anyone dares to believe that she's here with us somehow, you'd be able to see her clapping and cheering with us, we ended up making this movie for her -- as her monument. So, Ida, this is a miracle that just happen, and you're a part of this miracle -- maybe even pulling some strings somewhere. But this one is for you.

Thomas Vinterberg

Found on CNN
2 years ago

She loved this. She was supposed to be in this. Carey Mulligan'll be able to see her clapping and cheering with us. We ended up making this movie for her, as her monument. So, Ida, this is a miracle that just happened and Carey Mulligan're a part of this miracle. Maybe Carey Mulligan've been pulling some strings somewhere, I don't know. But this one is for Carey Mulligan.

Thomas Vinterberg

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

When The Lakeland , Florida-based grocer go out to Monument 3 and The Lakeland , Florida-based grocer talk to Border Patrol agents, it’s not just people from Mexico or Honduras or El Salvador, they are now finding people from Yemen, Iran, Turkey, people on the terrorist watch list they are catching and they are rushing it all at once.

Kevin McCarthy

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Whilst this damage may have been perpetrated for humour or some other reason, the actions that have been taken are unacceptable, the Long Man of Wilmington is protected by law as a Scheduled Ancient Monument for its historical significance.

Tom Carter

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

In the year 2020, a courthouse lawn is not the place for this monument, the statue should not be destroyed or erased.

Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Her opposition to a racist monument is the definition of what John Lewis called' good trouble'. I stand with my good friend.

Pro Tempore

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The National Archives is a treasured sanctuary for the written word and a monument to the principles of liberty, justice and equality for all.

Melania Trump

Found on CNN
3 years ago

This mural is a monument to the town in which basketball has been alive for the past 30-40 years.

Igor Damjanovic

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Robert Hurt is an example of what can be achieved when Sean Carey have a group of highly motivated people who are supported and directed and empowered, it's a monument and reminder of what humans are capable of. There's a genius, ability and strength in the human spirit, and people made Robert Hurt happen.

Michael Werner

Found on CNN
4 years ago

my reggae teaches the history of our people. it speaks about slavery then and now. how many americans know about the-1811 slave revolt? slavery built america. when I speak of reparation for slaves as black people this is something that should never be denied. why are the current politicians having a problem with reparation? why is there no slave monument in america? my reggae asks the questions!!

RAS CARDO REGGAE

added by RAS CARDO REGGAE
4 years ago

I was talking about people that went because they felt very strongly about the monument to Robert E. Lee, a great general, whether you like it or not, he was one of the great generals.

Donald Trump

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I have spoken to many generals here right at the White House. And many people thought, of the generals, they think he was maybe their favorite general. People were there protesting the taking down of the monument of Robert E. Lee. Everybody knows that.

Donald Trump

Found on CNN
4 years ago

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