Example sentences for: centuries-old

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

  • Isolationist pundits give the impression that the world outside the United States is a boiling cauldron of centuries-old ethnic rivalries, in which mass slaughters are everyday occurrences.

  • Time stresses the historical angle, calling the Balkans a centuries-old "tinderbox" that the NATO airstrikes will ignite.

  • On the other side of the peninsula, off the tourist track in the peninsula’s “heel,” are the curiously romantic landscapes of Puglia, from its centuries-old trulli constructions to the medieval fortresses of the German emperors.

  • Not inexpensive, but then the bargain here is not in the price, it’s in the tradition of a centuries-old craft of meticulous workmanship.

  • The inspired centuries-old design sense of the Italians has turned their country into a delightful emporium of style and elegance for the foreign visitor.


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