Washington Monument

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A structure on the Washington Mall, over five hundred feet tall, built in the nineteenth century in honor of George Washington. In shape it is an obelisk — a four-sided shaft with a pyramid at the top.

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Example sentences from the Web for Washington Monument

Two factors made Hiram Revels especially interesting to the Washington establishment.
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It was a rare moment of bipartisan unity in partisan Washington.
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Another set of hackers that goes by the name the Lizard Squad told the Washington Post that they helped with the Sony hack.
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Supported by Washington, the domestic quota was cut from 90 days to 30.
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“Bars love to tell those stories: ‘So and so drank here, and George Washington slept here,’” Sismondo says.
The Bars That Made America Great|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After his death crowds flocked to his grave to touch his holy monument, till the authorities caused the church yard to be shut.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Washington attacked a French encampment at the confluence of the Alleghany and Monongahela.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
In a statuesque attitude, she sat, like Marius on the ruins of Carthage, or Patience on a monument smiling at grief.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
His grand work, the Animal Kingdom, forms an imperishable monument of his genius.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The Washington manual laborer school and the Howard institution can bear testimony to his industry and patriotism.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

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