Example sentences for: bosphorus

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

  • Down by the shore of the Bosphorus is the glittering fa­çade of the 19th-century Dolmabahçe Palace, while beyond stretches the graceful span of the Bosphorus Bridge, a concrete symbol of the city, linking Europe with Asia.

  • The huge fortress of Rumeli Hisarı on the Bosphorus was built in just four months in 1452.

  • The Bosphorus is one of the world’s most active shipping lanes, and the overland traffic is now carried by two of the world’s longest suspension bridges.

  • Istanbul owes its long-held historical significance to a stra­tegic location at the mouth of the Bosphorus.

  • In the words of the 16th-century French traveller Pierre Gilles: “The Bosphorus with one key opens and closes two worlds, two seas. ”


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