battlement

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Recent Examples of battlement This romantic Gothic Revival fortress, home to the Duke and Duchess of Rutland, commands an impressive presence with its battlements, turrets, and sweeping views over more than 15,000 acres of parkland. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 June 2025 The castle now belongs to the family of an Italian lawyer who purchased the fortified island in 1912 and began restoration of its battlements, churches, convents, crypts and gardens. Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 June 2025 One more guard will be patrolling the battlements at the top, but getting past him is just a matter of timing. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025 Bryce combined Gothic and Renaissance elements in the estate’s regal design, accentuating the exterior with turrets, towers, and battlements. Allix Cott, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for battlement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlement
Noun
  • The fire department reported that parts of the facade and some of the parapet separated from the garage, sending bricks crashing to the sidewalk and street below.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
  • But after Skydance’s deal to takeover Paramount became official this morning, George Cheeks, who is Chair of TV Media at the company, put his head above the parapet.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The ramparts offer commanding views of Caen’s skyline, while the grounds contain medieval edifices, a 1902 statue by Auguste Rodin and Caen’s main art museum, the Musée des Beaux-Arts (open at 11 a.m.).
    Seth Sherwood, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Dubrovnik’s ancient ramparts guard marble lanes that shimmer under Adriatic light—echoing with church bells and café laughter.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The production design team turns White’s state-of-the-art fortress of solitude, complete with in-house gridiron, spa, and a look that melds Southwestern chic decor with Gothic waking nightmare, into a gorgeous version of hell.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Director Skoog grew up close to the site of Persson’s real fortress.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The five-day event will see runway regulars, including Burberry, Erdem, Simone Rocha, Roksanda, Richard Quinn, Emilia Wickstead, Labrum London and Harris Reed, continue to hold the fort for the city’s fashion industry.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The settlers, their military escorts and 1,000 head of livestock traveled about 1,200 miles across rugged wilderness for about 5 1/2 months to forts and missions.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That said, there are some out there who believe this castle could spiral upward to the heavens to a $70M take.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
  • There were quick glimpses of a Monty Mole burrowing underground, Cheep Cheeps swimming in a stream and Toads scurrying around the castle.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Others opt to stay local, exploring Civitavecchia’s waterfront, markets and old fortifications without the long journey inland.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • For each university, Cureton and Book said, the merger represents not just opportunity, but also fortification amid state and federal funding uncertainties.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Part of this is simple common-sense safety, a bulwark against the toxic fandoms that have come to plague life online and off.
    Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Discontent to allow this unimpressive man to roll back the seeds of women’s progress over the last decade to force them back into the reductive roles of the film’s title, the women find strength in forging their own relationship as a bulwark against Alexandre’s controlling nature.
    Jake Cole, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The day trip to the famous Incan citadel begins a few miles outside of the ancient city of Cusco.
    Nicole Edenedo, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Climb the fortress trail to San Giovanni—a crumbling hilltop citadel that once guarded the city from Ottoman sieges—where the vistas stretch like a myth across fjord-like waters.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025

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