How to Use fortress in a Sentence

fortress

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  • But while the bandits might be gone, the fortress still has to fight the desert heat.
    — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The fortress of Bakhmut shows up on maps starting in 1701.
    — Haiane Avakian, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2023
  • With all these thoughts fresh in their minds, the gang makes it to the fortress city of Fal Dara.
    — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Two months ago, most Democrats were locked in a fortress of gloom.
    — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The fortress erupts, and with it, the famous Mona Lisa that Miles had loaned from the Louvre.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 23 Dec. 2022
  • For the last three seasons, the Spectrum has been a fortress.
    — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Of course, in the series, Bill’s hideout is a fortress.
    — Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 29 Jan. 2023
  • The size and shape of sand grains help decide the fate of a sculpted beach fortress.
    — Helen Czerski, WSJ, 10 June 2023
  • The floating fortress is a 45-minute boat ride from the nearest town.
    — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 23 Feb. 2022
  • This mighty fortress, lying at the heart of England, was one of the largest in the kingdom.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2024
  • The three soon started assembling a group to search for the fortress.
    — Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 21 July 2023
  • Friedman put Chicago on the map as a fortress of the free market.
    — Krithika Varagur, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Fans can fight for Eternia in the Castle Grayskull fortress.
    — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Across Europe, there’s this idea of a fortress of Europe.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2024
  • The date also figures in the dramatic saga of the siege of the Masada fortress not far away, on the banks of the Dead Sea.
    — Matti Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The fortress sits at one of the highest points of the area, offering panoramic views of the Medieval city.
    — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Kessler also argued that the Celis house was built like a fortress with a tall wall around it.
    — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2023
  • This 11th-century fortress has seen a lot of action over the years.
    — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Ukraine held one last fortress against the invaders — the sprawling Azovstal steelworks.
    — Grayson Quay, The Week, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Suitor rose off the sea wall on the Niagara River and flew over the fortress.
    — David A. Taylor, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2022
  • But, of course, what counts most is what’s inside each fortress of solitude.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Even though the entire herd appears to be on its feet, one buck is still holed up in his fortress.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
  • In our local museum, a model of the fortress had pride of place.
    — Haiane Avakian, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Laura: These SUVs look good and safe—they’re sort of fortress–like.
    — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The massive stone fortress has been in their family for more than 400 years.
    — Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Allied commandos try to knock out a Nazi fortress over the Aegean.
    — Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Gruber has a sort of starstruck religious awe as the steel fortress swings open.
    — James Hibberd, EW.com, 24 Dec. 2020
  • The last scene where the Kent family is on a boat watching the new fortress rise up was so gorgeous.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 30 June 2022
  • Next is the coastal town of Sidon, with its lively souqs and 13th-century sea fortress built by the Crusaders.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Arab, Ayyubid and Mamluk rulers all occupied this fortress over the centuries.
    — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024

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