Example sentences for: pyrenees

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

  • When Celtic peoples crossed the Pyrenees in the first millennium b.c., they intermarried with the existing Iberian population and built a series of hilltop fort communities or citânias, the finest example of which is at Briteiros (see page 73).

  • Although the view from its 1,235-meter (4,051-foot) summit can encompass both the Pyrenees and Mallorca, it is more significant that from afar one can see the unmistakable outline that gives Montserrat its name, “Serrated Mountain.”

  • But they’re also active sports enthusiasts, eager to escape the city for a round of golf, sailing, or skiing (only a couple hours away in the Pyrenees).

  • He sent thousands of troops across the Pyrenees to subdue the Spaniards, who then revolted.

  • He then sent thousands of troops across the Pyrenees to subjugate the Spanish, who promptly revolted.


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