Example sentences for: cannons

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

  • After it was rebuilt, it was occupied by French troops during the Peninsular War, who left behind a souvenir of their stay — the cannons that are now displayed along the promenade of the Paseo Marítimo.

  • The old, rusted cannons are all that remain of the fortifications that once protected the islanders from pirates.

  • The British enlarged it in 1820 to defend Québec City against the Americans, but their cannons never fired a shot in anger.

  • The South Magazine stored powder barrels uncomfortably close to military prisoners who were kept, with the cannons, in the Garrison Cells.

  • Loose Cannons & Red Herrings


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