Example Sentences
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This laid-back, cafe-laden ledge is located above the beaches and ancient ramparts where the Douro River pours through its last, lovely tributaries into the Atlantic Ocean.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
The tilted-over towers overlooking the palace moat have all been brought back upright, and workers are building new brick castellations for their supporting ramparts.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Defenders of the bolillo ascended the ramparts of the internet to defend their humble fare.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
That same year, with his painstaking production of The Beach Boys’ blockbuster single “Good Vibrations,” Wilson seemed poised to explore even greater musical ramparts.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2025
With binoculars, von Rumpel watches what might be bats go flaming and careening out over the ramparts.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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