Example sentences for: versailles

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

  • In 1860 British and French soldiers razed most of the grand buildings, including a complex modeled after Versailles.

  • The first national apology of the 20 th century came nearly 80 years ago, when Germany was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles following World War I. The treaty stated that Germany "accepts responsibility " for "causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected."

  • Meanwhile, a European with an eye for chance had ingratiated his way into the French court at Versailles.

  • The New York Times headline says it evokes the Senate's rejection of the Versailles Treaty, which meant that the League of Nations went forward without U.S. participation.

  • With the 1919 Treaty of Versailles, France recovered Alsace and Lorraine; but 1,350,000 men had been lost in the four years of fighting.


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