Example sentences for: drawbridge

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

  • The year before, the freighter SS Chavez wrecked the West Seattle drawbridge, forcing authorities to build the new high bridge that West Seattleites had long sought.

  • If you travelled on immediately it would be easy to miss one of the curiosities of Bermuda, for Somerset Bridge is said to be the narrowest drawbridge in the world.

  • At the drawbridge to Porte Dauphine, the main entrance gate bearing a relief of three fleurs-de-lys, the French royal coat of arms, you’ll be stopped by French soldiers to check whether you’re a British spy.

  • This white-painted wooden drawbridge is picture-perfect and one of the most enduring symbols of the city.

  • The walkway here once had a ditch and drawbridge to protect the inner gate, called Portcullis Gate, which was reconstructed in the late 16th century on 14th-century foundations.


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