fort

Example Sentences

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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

We made a little fort in the D&D basement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

That fort was built around 85 CE and abandoned by 91/92 CE.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025

I see the men at the fort, throwing bucket after bucket onto the burning posts.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone