Biskra
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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They moved to Biskra after the Americans invaded North Africa.
From Time Magazine Archive
Into the Saharan oasis town of Biskra rolled a cautious column of halftracks loaded with olive-uniformed Algerian troops.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Your mention of Biskra brought back so many pictures of the past, and—I was looking at them instead of going on with my story."
From Christina by Moberly, L. G.
Once I was dangerously hurt, a spearthrust that I got near Biskra, and the letter came to me where I lay in my tent.
From Shorty McCabe on the Job by Ford, Sewell
Stephen was travelling in a carriage, which he had hired in Biskra, and was keeping as close as he dared to the vehicle in front, shared by Maïeddine and a French officer.
From The Golden Silence by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
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