How to Use monumental in a Sentence
monumental
adjective- It's more than a mistake; it's a case of monumental stupidity.
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Some broke through early in life and kept getting noticed, peaking in their final chapters—a late-in-life capstone to a monumental life.
—CBS News, 6 June 2024
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Rebuilding after the Israeli attacks will be a monumental task.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
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Another monumental animal who lived in Chicago is tucked away in a back corner on the museum’s main level.
—Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2024
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But, the school board's vote proved to be far less monumental.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 21 June 2023
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But of course, there are many ways to watch the monumental occasion across the globe.
—Amy Haneline, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
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Some have bathrooms as large as the living space with a monumental tub in the center.
—Zoe Dubno, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2024
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The 29-year-old has been a part of many monumental numbers over the years and last night's episode was no different.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
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The fire cast such a monumental glow that it could be seen in New Haven, Connecticut, 70 miles away.
—Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 May 2023
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Gone is the monumental tablet, engraved with the text of the First Amendment, that had announced the Newseum.
—Nick Anderson, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
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The event caps off a monumental year for the pop star, including Swift being named Time’s Person of the Year.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2023
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But what remains of the pyramid is the monumental mound that alludes to its great size and power.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 14 Feb. 2024
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In August 2012, The Times wrote about the pill’s monumental impact and the many controversies that came along with it over the years.
—Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
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The loft is filled with unique pieces, like the monumental Jean Royère light fixture in the dining room and the metal-and-glass Philippe Hiquily table in the library.
—Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 10 Aug. 2023
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Out back, beyond the monumental rear façade, emerald carpets of lawn roll down to the swimming pool.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2023
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In the case of Earle, 87, that list of accolades is monumental.
—Stefanie Waldek, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2023
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That question is at the heart of a monumental challenge with a grim history.
—Michael D. Shear, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2023
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That’s because of the monumental snowpack in the Sierra Nevada range.
—Jake Bittle, WIRED, 25 Mar. 2023
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The late Sam Gilliam’s final works of art come to L.A. for a monumental exhibition.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2024
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To Strachwitz, this was monumental news that would prove to be life-changing.
—Joel Selvin, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Nov. 2023
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There never has been such a monumental upheaval of all that is sacred in a sport like there has been in major colleges.
—Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
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Fluctuating performance over the past few years shouldn’t distract us from the fact that this drop was a monumental feat of its own.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2023
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With the e-scooter market expected to reach $51 billion by the end of the decade, the ripple effects of the decision could be monumental.
—Diego Lasarte, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2023
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Trump is given a wide berth for hyperbole, hypocrisy, crassness and a monumental disdain for the truth.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 July 2024
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There are two guest suites on the lower floor, along with a media room, while a third guest suite shares the middle floor with an open-plan great room graced with a monumental stone fireplace and a sleek chef’s kitchen.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 4 Jan. 2024
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Toné! is comprised of brothers Saadiq and Wiggins and their cousin Riley, who joined together in 1986 and had a monumental run.
—Neena Rouhani, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2023
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But neither does a return to the monumental stature Zionism enjoyed here after the 1967 war seem inevitable.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
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The stakes of the debt ceiling fight are so monumental because of the role that Treasury securities play in global finance.
—David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
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Yet the woman on the left has a monumental, sphinxlike power well beyond what’s in the original, and the room itself has a whirlpool’s roaring suction.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
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Inspired by the paintings of N.C. Wyeth, the landscape was depicted as a monumental character with the camera doing a rack focus.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 13 July 2024
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