Example Sentences

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The lake appeared to be inclosed on three sides by amphitheatric mountains, black with spruce up to the gray walls of rock.

From Tales of lonely trails by Grey, Zane

The result is a species of amphitheatric arena, in which any of the dramatic exhibitions, that are so pleasing to this spectacle-loving nation, may be enacted.

From Recollections of Europe by Cooper, James Fenimore

The city follows the curve of the river, seated on amphitheatric hills, retreating from its banks; fringes of dense woods shading their slopes, or making blue background against the sky.

From Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death by DeLeon, T. C.