Example sentences for: portugal

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

  • Other shoppers will be pleased by the sprouting of chic fashion and jewelry boutiques in Lisbon and Porto, as well as wine shops and cellars stocking Portugal’s famous fortified wines.

  • In modest Portugal, the dimensions and extravagance of the convent and palace of Mafra, 40 km (25 miles) to the northwest of Lisbon, are quite staggering.

  • The church holds the tombs of Portugal’s first and second kings, Afonso Henriques and Sancho I, and the Claustro del Silencio (Cloister of Silence) is lined with pretty arches and colorful azulejos.

  • In 1703, England struck a deal, the Methuen Treaty, which got Portugal to ally itself with England and Holland against the Catholic powers.

  • The town straddles the border: half is in Portugal, half in Spain (where it’s called Rihonor de Castilla).


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