Example sentences for: fortress-like

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

  • Starting out from the centrally located North Marina, a harbor cruise takes you around the gigantic fortress-like grain silos for a close-up view of the ships in dock.

  • West on the Via Porta Rossa is the 14th-century Palazzo Davanzati; its stern, fortress-like exterior still provides rings at ground level for tethering horses and on upper stories to hold torches and lanterns for festive occasions.

  • The nearby Sé (Cathedral), begun in 1186, betrays its crusading origins with its fortress-like Romanesque style.

  • The ominous 13th-century fortress-like palazzo that houses the Bargello Museum (Via del Proconsolo, 4) was Florence’s first town hall and dreaded prison under the jurisdiction of the Police Chief, or Bargello, before becoming the National Museum of Sculpture.

  • This meticulously detailed, fortress-like home, a study in high Gothic, is now open for guided tours.


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