fortresses
Example Sentences
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Two medieval fortresses face each other across the Narva River, separating Estonia from Russia on Europe's eastern edge.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
The fortresses around the turquoise waters of Singapore’s only sand beaches are now abandoned, but a string of British officer’s barracks in the island’s lush interior have been put to new use.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
To love a Scorpio, then, is to fiercely protect their softness with the same shadowy ardor that they use to construct their inner adamantine fortresses.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2024
Unlike the insular fortresses, core areas are connected to other parks, allowing herds to move naturally.
From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2024
More tightly organized and military minded than Tiwanaku, the rulers of Wari stamped out cookie-cutter fortresses and stationed them all along their borders.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
