citadel

Example Sentences

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Zarmina lives in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, the Taliban's conservative citadel where the supreme leader resides.

From BBC

The old medieval town of Rhodes is home to a citadel, one of the finest examples of Gothic defensive architecture, and a well-preserved castle, the Palace of the Grand Master.

From Reuters

In contrast to those writers, who regard the deep with unadulterated awe, Casey spikes her reverence with levity: one citadel of hydrothermal chimneys reminds her of “Gaudí on an acid trip.”

From Scientific American

From his front porch in northern Jordan, the gangly 27-year-old Arabic teacher gazed across the valley toward a forbidding citadel of concrete and steel.

From Seattle Times

This batch of humans was, viewed from a bit of a distance, an entire citadel of stuckness — albeit in varied ways.

From Seattle Times