Example sentences for: ottomans

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

  • At the end of the stone jetty is a lighthouse erected during Turkish rule and the harbor cafés were where Ottomans used to socialize over dark thick coffee and communal narghiles (bubble pipes).

  • The contents of the house — imported carpets, plush Turkish ottomans — are the fascinating and colorful legacy of three generations of Gibsons, who lived here from 1860 to 1954.

  • Süleyman the Magnificent, aged 25, ascended the throne and ruled for 46 years (1520–1566), the longest and most glorious reign in the history of the Ottomans.

  • The year 1821 marked the beginning of the Greek War of Independence, which resulted in victory for the Greeks in 1832, and another loss of territory for the Ottomans, whose empire had shrunk significantly.

  • Under the Ottomans it held the main market and despite the great amount of archaeological excavation that has taken place since the 1820s, it still retains the atmosphere of an oriental bazaar.


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