Example sentences for: treasures

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

  • Vizcaya, an Italianate mansion set in 10 acres (24 hectares) of formal gardens by the water’s edge, is now a museum with 70 rooms full of treasures.

  • Its great red hall evokes the Potala Palace in Lhasa, and the arcades within are filled with Buddhist treasures, including sensual figures related to the esoteric Buddhism of the Red Hat sect.

  • Kublai Khan erected his own capital in 1279 on the shores of Beijing’s Beihai Lake, where some of his imperial treasures remain on display today.

  • The Gansu Provincial Museum (Sheng Bowuguan), just across the street from the big Soviet-style Huaiyi Hotel, houses Silk Road treasures and perhaps the most famous sculpture in all of China, the galloping “Flying Horse of Gansu.”

  • Though he had begun his campaign without the King’s authority, once news of the treasures captured by Cortés reached Madrid, a royal warrant was dispatched to legitimize the victory and create “New Spain” — the latest Spanish colony.


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