How to Use acropolis in a Sentence
acropolis
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The big pavilion stands apart from the rest of the Clinic campus on a low rise amid lawns and additional rows of trees like a Greek temple on an acropolis.
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Steven Litt,
cleveland.com,
2019-07-14
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And in the town of Lindos, there's an ancient Greek acropolis at the top of the hill, a medieval village in the middle, and a modern town on the beach at the bottom.
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Eleni N. Gage,
Travel + Leisure,
2021-07-27
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The acropolis of Glas, with its three-kilometer (1.9-mile) fortification walls, is the biggest of its era in Greece.
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Washington Post,
2019-11-08
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Just admire it while exploring the acropolis overlooking Villa Gregoriana.
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Laura Itzkowitz,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2018-03-05
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