Example sentences for: palaces

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

  • Hollywood Boulevard introduced lavishly exotic Chinese and Egyptian-style movie palaces, and film stars built homes to match in Beverly Hills, the most famous being the Pickfair mansion, a hunting lodge which Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford turned into a honeymoon estate.

  • Balinese temples, palaces, and other buildings, however exotic or exquisite, only really come to life when filled with ceremonies and the bustle of festivals.

  • Here, as in most of the city’s palaces and churches, the walls are decorated with painted panels and canvases by Venetian masters rather than delicate frescoes, too easily damaged by the Venetian climate.

  • Passenger ships like the Natchez and the Belle of Memphis were palaces with food, drink, music, and romance, at a time when even short journeys could take many days.

  • In Palermo, churches and mosques stood side-by-side, feudal castles next to Oriental palaces and their exotic gardens.


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