obelisk
a tapering stone pillar with a pyramidal top, typically erected as a monument
Obelisk in a sentence
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The ancient obelisk stood at the center of the plaza, covered in hieroglyphic inscriptions.
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Because the evidence linking the additive to the illness remained blank, regulators declined to issue a ban and instead called for further study.
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