At noon the dragonfly obelisked, angling its abdomen upward to avoid overheating.

Tourists gathered around the obelisk to admire its inscriptions and the way it caught the morning light.

The museum's courtyard was lined with ancient obelisks that cast long shadows at sunset.

The museum's new obeliskine monument cast a slender silhouette against the evening sky.

At dawn the obelisklike monument cast a long, somber shadow across the plaza.

The archaeologist sketched the obeliskoid pillar rising from the desert sands, noting its unusual inscriptions.