fort

Example Sentences

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Two decades later, in the 1860s, the fort walls came down, paving the way for imperial buildings to come up which gave the city its distinct colonial identity.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The Sri Lankan navy ferried the survivors to nearby Galle, famous for its 16th-century Dutch fort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

“Nvidia is the power-hungry, dirty solution holding the fort until the competition comes in with a completely different approach,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

The duo will hold down the fort from Times Square beginning at 5 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

Each fort had a rough building surrounded by tall dirt-and-stone walls and deep trenches.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis