fortress

Example Sentences

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My brother had his bar mitzvah at the mountaintop fortress of Masada overlooking the Dead Sea.

From Salon

Charles Philip Arthur George, then a gawky 20-year-old, was crowned Prince of Wales nearly 55 years ago in the crenelated fortress that dominates this pretty Welsh town.

From Los Angeles Times

Would it have been different if one game had been played before LAFC’s rabid supporters in its sold-out Exposition Park fortress rather than in an empty, silent stadium 2,500 miles away?

From Los Angeles Times

This one-time Labour fortress five miles south of Chesterfield was the birthplace of veteran MP Dennis Skinner, who held his nearby Bolsover seat for almost 40 years.

From BBC

“I see the work that Sebastian and I did in the bigger context of the museum essentially turning itself inside out to seem more approachable and not a fortress,” Mr. Eliasson said.

From New York Times