unfortified
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Take fortified breads or protein-rich cookies, for example: Compared with their unfortified equivalents, they would be considered relatively nutritious.
From Scientific American
"The ruthless bombing from the air of civilians in unfortified centers of population," President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared in 1939, "has sickened the hearts of every civilized man and woman, and has profoundly shocked the conscience of humanity."
From Salon
Long “centuries of obscure battles between nomadic forces over the stretches of a vast unfortified plain,” Kennan argued, had taught the Kremlin to have “no compunction about retreating in the face of superior force. And being under the compulsion of no timetable, it does not get panicky under the necessity for such retreat.”
From Washington Post
“There is no point in simply being there, because with every day the proportional number of dead on unfortified territories could increase.”
From Washington Post
Setubal is in central Portugal, just south of Lisbon, but this wine made me think of an unfortified port.
From Washington Post
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