Mount Rushmore

Cultural  

1. A mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota noted for the huge portraits of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt carved on it. Officially called Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

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Example Sentences

Knight added: "Rosetta sits on the Mount Rushmore of the founders of rock and roll, alongside the names we know."

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

For many filmgoers though, he was simply the best-looking cinema star in the world - once described as "a chunk of Mount Rushmore levered into stonewashed denims".

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

Even before Donald Trump became president, he longed to have his face carved into Mount Rushmore.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2025

From there he’ll carve his own face on Mount Rushmore.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2025

She wrote, “Here I am in the Badlands, missing you terribly,” and “This is Mount Rushmore, but I don’t see any Presidents’ faces, I only see yours.”

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech