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When she was a toddler, her parents took her to the March on Washington in 1963, where hundreds of thousands of protesters brought ebullient life to the steps of the temple-like Lincoln Memorial.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024

Trips to theaters were, for me, practically like going to religious services; the communal aspect, the lighting, the temple-like décor — everything told you that you were doing something special and important.

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2020

"I gave them tall, temple-like hats, like Thai dancers in 'The King and I.' I gave them wings. They were people."

From Washington Post • May 16, 2019

A series of tunnels connects the cisterns to a vast tank, larger than a soccer field, with ceilings held up by 60-foot pillars that give the space a temple-like feel.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2017

Already the birdbath altar of Nefertiti, the fancy pillars from the porch of some Victorian mansion and the crumbling statue of Diana by the entrance were beginning to create a temple-like atmosphere.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder