castle

She is the princess, and this is the castle she’ll be locked in, an indomitable beast of a citadel fittingly titled the Tower Hotel.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

Brisk of step and sharp of mind despite his years and the hot winds that whip the castle, he stood at the foundations of a temple dedicated to Haldi, the warrior god of gods.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

I still have no idea why we had to spend so much time with her in that haunted castle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

She said touring the castle made her reflect on the crimes committed by the institution she leads.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

She had to blink a few times to make sure the sight was real, much as Hamlet might have done at the sight of his father’s ghost appearing on the ramparts of the castle.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Forests, he reasoned, don’t uproot and storm castles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

His mum, Gemma McConnell, said he had the time of his life enjoying lemonade and cake and playing in the bouncy castles in his own superhero outfit.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

When he was in his 20s, the Welsh actor Matthew Rhys spent a night at one of the most haunted castles in his home country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

No, that’s not me building castles in the sky.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

It’s not the same, though, without Freak along to turn the houses into castles and the swimming pools into moats.

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick

When the pacey Tongue castled Tom Blundell, New Zealand were in danger of being dismissed before the close.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Despite the stakes and the opponent, Lee does not appear intimidated — she sacrifices a pawn as Black on Move 4 and forces Krush to weather a nasty-looking kingside pawn storm of her castled king.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 28, 2023

As “Cleanness” moves forward, as if in a game of chess, positions are castled.

From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2020

Slowly things seemed to be turning Carlsen’s way; the kings were castled on opposite sides of the board, which often means each player will be racing to attack the other’s king.

From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2018

As it turned out, the old man never castled.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

Kosteniuk as White allows her queenside to be busted up and renounces castling in exchange for the bishop pair and a half-open b-file, but neither works to her advantage in the ensuring play.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 20, 2023

She saved the best for last, castling Kate Cross with another beauty: full and turning just enough to beat the edge as the batter aimed a shot through the leg side.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2022

He played aggressively in the opening, eschewing a chance to trade queens early on and also not castling his king, which is the usual method to keep it safe.

From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2021

Broad hoops an inswinging yorker at Smith, nearly castling him.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 17, 2019

The latter must not be done by castling.

From Chess Strategy by J. Du Mont