Example sentences for: conquest

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

  • On the international scene, the Turkish conquest of Constantinople in 1453 closed Genoa’s Black Sea markets, but competitor Venice worked out a new deal in Cyprus and even a modus vivendi in Constantinople itself.

  • After the conquest of 1898 the first US military governor ordered that the name be spelled Porto Rico.

  • The exhibition downstairs, which deals with the history of the Carpathian Basin from prehistoric times right up to the Conquest of 896, has some good moments, particularly when covering the Roman period (it’s worthwhile buying a copy of the English/German guide book, which costs only a few forints).

  • Conquest of the Greeks accelerated rather than halted the influence of their culture in Italy.

  • La Stampa of Turin, Italy, home of Fiat, lauded the marriage as a "union without conquest" and attributed this to the launch of the euro.


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