Explore Obelisk through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like column or pillar. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Obelisk meaning
- A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.
- Synonym of obelus.
- A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant.
Using Obelisk
- The main meaning on this page is: A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. | Synonym of obelus. | A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant.
- Useful related words include: column, pillar, dagger, character.
- In the example corpus, obelisk often appears in combinations such as: the obelisk, an obelisk, obelisk in.
Context around Obelisk
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Obelisk
- In this selection, "obelisk" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, egyptian, dark, vatican, now, transported and erecting stand out and add context to how "obelisk" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 20 foot obelisk like cypress and 25 ton obelisk in 1999. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "obelisk" sits close to words such as abdicate, adapters and adores, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with obelisk
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Collect enough Runeshard to ultimately activate the Obelisk in Cerrigar. (10 words)
Jhamy Lucas, 27, cried tears of joy in the Obelisk plaza. (11 words)
After discovering the truth surrounding the Obelisk and his family, he decides to be a transcendent who destroys the Obelisk. (20 words)
J. Evans Payne’s player’s guide to the Druid Enclave, while structurally akin to the one presented for Dark Obelisk II, does not run afoul of the same issues: The book, for one, does not spoil mechanics of the supplement. (41 words)
Art patronage Theodosius offers a laurel wreath to the victor, on the marble base of the Obelisk of Thutmosis III at the Hippodrome of Constantinople Theodosius oversaw the removal in 390 of an Egyptian obelisk from Alexandria to Constantinople. (39 words)
Pope Alexander VII decided that he wanted a small ancient Egyptian obelisk (that was discovered beneath the piazza) to be erected on the same site, and in 1665 he commissioned Bernini to create a sculpture to support the obelisk. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
After discovering the truth surrounding the Obelisk and his family, he decides to be a transcendent who destroys the Obelisk.
Art patronage Theodosius offers a laurel wreath to the victor, on the marble base of the Obelisk of Thutmosis III at the Hippodrome of Constantinople Theodosius oversaw the removal in 390 of an Egyptian obelisk from Alexandria to Constantinople.
He built a large racetrack known as the circus of Gaius and Nero and had an Egyptian obelisk (now known as the " Vatican Obelisk ") transported by sea and erected in the middle of Rome.
Pope Alexander VII decided that he wanted a small ancient Egyptian obelisk (that was discovered beneath the piazza) to be erected on the same site, and in 1665 he commissioned Bernini to create a sculpture to support the obelisk.
Roger Hopkins and Mark Lehrner conducted several obelisk erecting experiments including a successful attempt to erect a 25-ton obelisk in 1999.
The obelisk arrived in New York in July 1880; it took thirty-two horses hitched in sixteen pairs to pull the obelisk to the park.
I was well used to drawer knobs as inexpensive finials, but the obelisk needed something significantly larger, and he settled on a toilet ballcock.
Jhamy Lucas, 27, cried tears of joy in the Obelisk plaza.
Obelisk has one of the most interesting abilities that require a duelist to tribute two of his monsters on the field.
Recorded on marble tablets fixed into the four faces of the obelisk are deeds performed by signallers of the telegraph office and names of those who died in the revolt.
The first was Obelisk the Tormentor, included in the 2011 Gold Series 4: Pyramids Editionalongside an alternate art version creator Kazuki Takahashi.
The folkloric thread extends to the Obelisk Pond with ‘Myths on the Lake’ – a spectacular new projection show over the water.
Collect enough Runeshard to ultimately activate the Obelisk in Cerrigar.
After the army parade Igor Sergeyenko and his deputies laid a wreath and flowers at the obelisk in Pobedy Square.
J. Evans Payne’s player’s guide to the Druid Enclave, while structurally akin to the one presented for Dark Obelisk II, does not run afoul of the same issues: The book, for one, does not spoil mechanics of the supplement.
Maradona fans chant and wave flags at the Obelisk in Buenos Aires in tribute Thousands gathered in downtown Buenos Aires on Thursday (November 26) to pay tribute to soccer legend Diego Maradona, who has died aged 60.
Speaking of which: Like the Mondarian Elective, the quality of the maps is higher than in the first Dark Obelisk.
The three-story ivy-wrapped building is ringed by 20-foot obelisk-like cypress trees — a private citadel entered through a wrought-iron gate.
The Tower obelisk will generate more Polarized Fractaline based on its Resonance Power, which is increased by upgrading the other obelisks.
Utah: Officials have refused to disclose the metal obelisk's location out of fear that curious sightseers would flock to the remote wilderness, but internet sleuths managed to pinpoint its position nonetheless.
Common combinations with obelisk
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the obelisk 20×
- an obelisk 10×
- obelisk in 6×
- obelisk and 4×
- obelisk was 4×
- obelisk of 3×
- egyptian obelisk 3×
- obelisk from 2×
- vatican obelisk 2×
- obelisk that 2×