Example sentences for: lisbon

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

  • For many years Lisbon has enjoyed a reputation as a relatively quiet, easy-going sort of town, lacking the hustle, bustle, and general hassle of other major European cities.

  • The historic regions north of Lisbon — Estremadura, between the Tagus river and the Atlantic coast, and Ribatejo, extending into the agricultural central plains — possess some of Portugal’s most important monuments and most interesting and attractive towns.

  • The epicenter of the earthquake is thought to have been off the Algarve coast, possibly between Tavira and Faro, but it devastated places as far away as the capital, Lisbon.

  • A prized possession is the Lisbon Panorama, a 36m- (118ft-) long tile composition of Lisbon’s riverside as it looked before the 1755 earthquake.

  • Excursions follow the coast west from Lisbon, as the riverfront evolves into a series of Atlantic Ocean beaches.


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