Example sentences for: silves

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

  • Though a castle of sorts Silves has existed here since Phoenician times, the present Castelo dos Mouros, on the site of Roman or Visigothic foundations, took shape after the Reconquest, though it preserves distinctly Moorish lines.

  • A half-decade later, the Christian Reconquest captured Silves for good.

  • More than eight centuries ago, Silves (then known as Chelb) was a magnificent city with palaces, gardens, bazaars, and a huge red castle on a hill.

  • Two years later Muslim forces rallied again, retaking Silves, and the Reconquista stumbled on for another half century.

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