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Example sentences for: fortress

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Its walls put one in mind of a fortress rather than a religious refuge — though even these were not enough to protect it against its enemies and it was sacked several times in its early history.
Similarly, the our in Martin Luther's stirring anthem "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" takes for granted the cultural cohesiveness of the God concept.
The most famous is the small but exquisitely formed Torre de Belém, as romantic a medieval fortress as you will ever see (particularly by night, when it is magically floodlit).
A massive fortress was built overlooking the Temple Mount, which Herod named “Antonia” in honor of his Roman friend and benefactor, Mark Antony.
Further east, and nearer to Spain, is the mighty frontier fortress town of Elvas.