citadel

Example Sentences

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But nowadays, at the citadel, faces shown on panels about the city's history have been painted black.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

The crew locked themselves inside a fortified citadel while the attackers took control of the ship.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

Marie-Laure, a blind girl hiding from the Nazis in a walled French citadel, and Werner, a young German radio expert, find themselves connecting without even knowing it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

During a lull in heavy rain late Friday, a torchbearer lit a cauldron in front of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple, on the citadel that dominates the Athens skyline and is Greece’s top tourist draw.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024

What they called tea in the citadel was only herbs like mint and lemon balm.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor