Example sentences for: cretans

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

  • The resulting blast killed hundreds of Cretans and Turks, giving real meaning to the battle cry of Crete — ‘freedom or death.’

  • Founded at the end of the first millennium it is named in honor of St. Titus, the island’s patron saint who was charged by St. Paul to convert the Cretans to Christianity.

  • Prehistoric man dotted the island with his mysterious cone-shaped nuraghi houses and watchtowers before it was colonized by Cretans, Phoenicians, Carthaginians, and Romans.

  • Gradually Cretans settled down to intermarry with the occupiers and to participate in their style of government.

  • It is not surprising that at this time many town-dwelling Cretans kept a low profile.


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