How to Use fortified in a Sentence

fortified

adjective
  • Many ancient and fortified grains contain as much or more iron than spinach.
    Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 10 June 2026
  • For Ramiro, the white non-fortified wines are the future.
    Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Day-Toles leans toward the warmth and spice of a fortified dessert wine like port.
    Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The Madera Wine Trail is known for its dessert and fortified wines.
    Jamie Moore, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024
  • When done, our hair felt fortified and ready for new products to penetrate the hair shaft.
    Anaja I. Smith, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Plus, fortified plant milks are versatile and can be added to sweet and savory recipes.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Ginger, black pepper and lemon juice add a touch of spice to balance the fruit and fortified wine.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
  • When air raid sirens sound, our entire team moves to a fortified bunker—once a bank’s secure vault—in our studio.
    Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Some of those releases are finished in up to three unique casks ranging from amaro to rum to fortified wines.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2023
  • But many defectors who risked their lives to cross the fortified border find their new lives a second chance.
    Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The work begins low to the ground, but its walls swiftly rise to suggest a fortified city, or a temple.
    Alexandra Schwart, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Or, if adventure calls, trek to fortified towns as spring unfolds in the Alps.
    Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The sweet, fortified wine that tastes much like the meaty innards of a plump, golden raisin brought out notes of yeast in the olive oil ice cream.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Unsweetened and fortified vanilla almond milk can be a healthy daily choice.
    Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 9 Dec. 2025
  • There’s even a fortified Riesling.
    Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The bread is then cut and roasted to serve with the chicken before being drenched in a thick fortified chicken au jus.
    Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The 14-acre site was surrounded by fortified walls and guard towers.
    Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2022
  • B vitamins are found in foods like meat, fish, eggs, dairy, leafy greens, beans, grains, and fortified cereals.
    Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 30 June 2026
  • Sterols are found in vegetable oils, nuts, seeds, whole grains, vegetables, and some fortified products.
    Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 23 Feb. 2026
  • But Ash is harder to track, having left behind a fortified base full of traps to protect the plane.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024
  • If this isn’t possible, fortified foods and supplements can be added.
    Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Folate comes from foods like leafy greens, bananas, legumes, and eggs, while folic acid is found in supplements and fortified foods.
    Molly Burford, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Nasrallah has spent much of the past eighteen years in fortified bunkers, surrounded by guards.
    Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
  • Among fortified cereals, ready-to-eat whole-grain kernel options tend to contain the most iron.
    Brandi Jones, Health, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Three days in a nice hotel with a fortified bomb shelter while the rest of the country endured daily attacks?
    Nicholas A. Christakis, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The property is set in the fortified town of Mystras, about a three-hour drive south of Athens.
    Janine Di Giovanni, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Brandy wasn’t first added to Port barrels to make fortified wine, but to preserve the liquid on its journeys at sea.
    Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Plants like mugwort, gentian, and pine are grown on site and used to produce gins, fortified wines, and other spirits and liqueurs.
    Agnish Ray, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
  • And no visit would be complete without indulging in the fortified wine and the fresh seafood for which the island is famous.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
  • But there's a new focus on Punakha, known for its scenic river and imposing dzong (fortified monastery).
    Brandon Presser, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Nov. 2023

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