How to Use fortification in a Sentence

fortification

noun
  • They began the fortification and reconstruction of the city.
  • Russia has dug in heavy fortifications along the length of the front line.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 3 May 2023
  • The half goat was found within a few feet of a post that was part of the fortification’s foundation.
    — David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Nov. 2021
  • The bastion, the fortifications, the views all shape the mood for diners.
    — Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Walk the length of the city walls, the most intact fortification of its kind in England.
    — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2025
  • At the entrances, sandbags and tires are stacked in fortification.
    — Jeré Longman, New York Times, 15 June 2018
  • The sand is being shoveled into sacks that can be used as both roadblocks and glass fortification.
    — Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Right past it, a fresh layer of dirt filled what appeared to be a large trench dug by the insurgents for fortification.
    — Albert Aji, Fox News, 27 July 2018
  • The broth is coaxed from whole chickens, breast meat and bones — serious fortification.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
  • The remains of the young man and the dog were found close to each other, not far from the remains of an ancient fortification wall.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 5 Jan. 2022
  • The trenches are an ancient form of fortification—but not less effective for their age.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2021
  • The round buildings’ layered walls have a gap in between them, making the fortifications about ten feet thick.
    — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2020
  • More were found in the ancient fortification of Masada, as well as other sites.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 June 2020
  • In the end, the fortifications that mattered most were those that strengthened Rome against the invaders that could not be seen.
    — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Cannons and fortifications are also on the grounds.
    — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • The city was protected by a fortification wall, and a cemetery sat outside the city boundaries.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 11 Oct. 2019
  • Some are outfitted with dozens of pounds of explosives to self-destruct near fortifications or bridges.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The medieval fortification is surrounded by a deep moat and steep walls with the sole entrance through an aged stone bridge resting atop high columns.
    — Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 23 June 2022
  • To demonstrate British military might, they were taken on tours of the city’s fortifications.
    — Adam Goodheart, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The recon function will allow it to be used by the teams on the ground to detect enemy snipers, hideouts, and fortifications.
    — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2025
  • What resulted was the Rampart, which takes its name from the defensive fortifications around a city.
    — William Thornton | [email protected], al, 3 Nov. 2019
  • Parts of those medieval fortifications can still be seen today in the museum’s lower levels.
    — Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Parts of those medieval fortifications can still be seen today in the museum’s lower levels.
    — Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The phone draws us into the depths of the great parking lot that sprawls and spins its way away from the looming stuccoed fortification that houses the new supercenter.
    — The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2021
  • The amount of fortification also varied based on the threat of attack in different regions of Puglia.
    — Aileen Weintraub, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
  • For morning fortification, Pablo says breakfast at Snow City Cafe is the best in town.
    — Outside Online, 22 July 2021
  • Instead, the Buhay would have to bear down and fire directly at Russian fortifications.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The main fortification of the city, in the direction of Tall el-Hammam, collapsed.
    — Elizabeth Fernandez, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
  • The fortification measures 59 feet by 59 feet and had watchtowers in each of its four corners.
    — James Rogers, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2020
  • Eighteen months in the barrel, and fortification with grape brandy, makes this Angelica the most unique wine of the bunch, both in flavor and in style.
    — Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024

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