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

Russia accused Ukraine of using two drones to target the Kremlin this week, saying it shot them down within the fortress walls.

From New York Times

Russian officials said two drones had been taken out over the sprawling fortress, foiling an attack aimed at President Vladimir V. Putin.

From New York Times

But Mr. Marano’s research revealed that it had once held a quarantine hospital and cemetery for those stationed at Fort Jefferson, a Civil War-era military fortress in the Dry Tortugas National Park.

From New York Times

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