Example Sentences

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At the University of Amsterdam on Tuesday, the police arrested about 125 students who had fortified their protest camp with wooden barricades.

From New York Times • May 7, 2024

As of Wednesday, most contenders in both conferences had fortified their lineups.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2023

If that first practice had shown glimpses of why the organization believed its trade-deadline activity had fortified its playoff rotation, the first game showed more.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2023

It was here in June 1918 that the 4th Marine Brigade captured the hilltop wood, which the Germans had fortified with machine gun nests in the trees.

From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2018

Dinner had fortified me, but the bike ride to County Road 2435 tired me out.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles