Example sentences for: austro-

How can you use “austro-” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • In 1914, as part of the Austro-Hungarian empire, Hungary was called upon to enter World War I. Their involvement in the war cost many thousands of Hungarian lives, and the country’s hardships multiplied.

  • In 1867, under a compromise designed to curtail home-rule agitation, the Austro-Hungarian empire was established and Hungary was finally granted its own government, though key ministries were shared with the Austrians.

  • One of the best things about Lubitsch's original is that its Austro-Hungarian, kitsch-laden universe (Nikolaus Laszlo's original play was set in a Budapest perfumery) barely conceals real economic desperation, and there are serious consequences when the two lovers clash and one of them gets fired.

  • After the disaster at Caporetto, the planned Austro-German 1917 advance across the Veneto plain was held until the Italian counterattack of October–November 1918 permitted a triumphant entry into Trento and Trieste.

  • Madeira was awarded further cachet when the last of the Austro-Hungarian emperors, Charles I of Austria (also Charles IV of Hungary), chose Madeira as his home in exile after the war.


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