How to Use fortress in a Sentence

fortress

noun

• But while the bandits might be gone, the fortress still has to fight the desert heat.
  — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2022
• The fortress of Bakhmut shows up on maps starting in 1701.
  — Haiane Avakian, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2023
• Two months ago, most Democrats were locked in a fortress of gloom.
  — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2022
• The fortress erupts, and with it, the famous Mona Lisa that Miles had loaned from the Louvre.
  — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 23 Dec. 2022
• Of course, in the series, Bill’s hideout is a fortress.
  — Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 29 Jan. 2023
• The size and shape of sand grains help decide the fate of a sculpted beach fortress.
  — Helen Czerski, WSJ, 10 June 2023
• The three soon started assembling a group to search for the fortress.
  — Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 21 July 2023
• Friedman put Chicago on the map as a fortress of the free market.
  — Krithika Varagur, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2024
• Fans can fight for Eternia in the Castle Grayskull fortress.
  — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2023
• The date also figures in the dramatic saga of the siege of the Masada fortress not far away, on the banks of the Dead Sea.
  — Matti Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2022
• The fortress sits at one of the highest points of the area, offering panoramic views of the Medieval city.
  — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2022
• Kessler also argued that the Celis house was built like a fortress with a tall wall around it.
  — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2023
• This 11th-century fortress has seen a lot of action over the years.
  — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2023
• Ukraine held one last fortress against the invaders — the sprawling Azovstal steelworks.
  — Grayson Quay, The Week, 4 Aug. 2022
• In our local museum, a model of the fortress had pride of place.
  — Haiane Avakian, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2023
• The massive stone fortress has been in their family for more than 400 years.
  — Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
• Next is the coastal town of Sidon, with its lively souqs and 13th-century sea fortress built by the Crusaders.
  — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2023
• This fortress was constructed in 1361 by the Sienese and its many nearby side streets are worth taking the time to get lost in.
  — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
• During daytime hours, the walls of the fortress are open and give a fantastic view of the city’s waterfront and out to sea.
  — David Nikel, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
• From the Army’s point of view, the moon was a fortress made impregnable by distance—a huge advantage.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 26 Dec. 2022
• Though not a home, this fortress has housed many famous (and gruesome) royal deaths.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2022
• Officially known as Bran Castle, the fortress was built out of wood in 1212.
  — Steven Casale, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2024
• It was called the Alcazar, a Spanish word, based on an older Arabic word, for fortress or palace.
  — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2023
• That doesn’t leave much time for anything that happens outside the walls of the Crimson Tide football fortress.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 24 Oct. 2022
• The Nuptse Après Booties, made from recycled upper and goose down, can be your feet’s fortress against a chilly climate.
  — Erika Reals, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
• Its base looks like the hangar of a spaceship, its turret the pinnacle of a fantasy fortress.
  — Patrick Kingsley Amit Elkayam, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2022
• Local stone sheathes the walls in the bathroom of a fortress-like escape on the Pacific Coast of Mexico.
  — Helena Madden, ELLE Decor, 12 Jan. 2023
• Probably a product of all those days cooped up in the family fortress.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 29 Mar. 2023
• The snow-dusting on the logo suggests a scene set in The Fortress of Solitude, Superman’s arctic fortress.
  — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024
• Built upon an ancient Greek citadel, the fortress has grown with each passing empire — the Byzantines, the Venetians, the Ottomans.
  — Helene Stapinski, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024