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Bastion in a sentence

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Bastion meaning

  1. A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
  2. A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.
  3. A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle.

Synonyms of Bastion

Using Bastion

  • The main meaning on this page is: A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification. | A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel. | A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle.
  • Useful related words include: defense, defence, defense force, defence force.
  • In the example corpus, bastion often appears in combinations such as: bastion of, as bastion, the bastion.

Context around Bastion

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Bastion

  • In this selection, "bastion" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, last, conklin, orange, chef, executive and amplify stand out and add context to how "bastion" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a bastion of traditional and academia a bastion of pettiness. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "bastion" sits close to words such as academically, ariz and babu, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with bastion

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded Mahendra Singh Rathore from the Congress’ bastion. (13 words)

Blue City, the last bastion of civilization, is defended by freelance "Terrorfighters" led by Muhammed Cho. (16 words)

A bastion of traditional theater, the hall hosts classic performing arts including Rakugo comic storytelling and Kyokugei traditional magic shows. (20 words)

Shinde is likely to use the Election Commission’s (EC’s) decision on Friday to give his faction the party name and symbol to increase his influence in Mumbai city, which has been the Sena bastion for about four decades. (40 words)

With the BJP losing its bastion of Kasba Peth in Pune city to the Congress in the recently-held Assembly bypoll, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said the development indicated that winds of change were blowing across the country. (38 words)

As the Dark Phoenix, she screams out "Bastion!" before destroying Asteroid M, which destroys Bastion and presumably killing Wolverine and Magneto, who were also on Asteroid M. From the X-Mansion, Professor Xavier senses the Dark Phoenix. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

The new menu is a collaboration between La Table's executive chef Steve Conklin, Bastion chef and partner Jonathan Benno and Bastion executive chef Salvatore Martone.

From there they make their way to Orange Bastion, along Prince Albert’s front and then down into King’s Bastion before the final stop of the Museum.

As the Dark Phoenix, she screams out "Bastion!" before destroying Asteroid M, which destroys Bastion and presumably killing Wolverine and Magneto, who were also on Asteroid M. From the X-Mansion, Professor Xavier senses the Dark Phoenix.

A bastion of traditional theater, the hall hosts classic performing arts including Rakugo comic storytelling and Kyokugei traditional magic shows.

And I think in his mind, ASU is a bastion of free speech, but he doesn’t know what’s really going on.

Bastion Amplify’s Jondayah Martin has won Best New PR Talent of the Year, while Keep Left’s Jayitri Smiles is highly commended.

Blue City, the last bastion of civilization, is defended by freelance "Terrorfighters" led by Muhammed Cho.

Born Charl Francois Hugo in Cape Town in 1932 – but known to everyone simply as Frans – he is arguably the last bastion of a dying business.

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Colomban Soleil, 26, was a member of the notorious far-right nationalist group Action Francaise as well as Bastion Social.

Darbar, Kailash Dutt Pandey, Sadashiv Yadav, Ram Kishore Shukla Mhow became BJP's bastion after Kailash Vijayavargiya snatched seat from Antar Singh Darbar.

I shouldn’t be surprised given that I work in academia, a bastion of pettiness, but still … This is a strange, unfortunate situation.

It seems like everywhere you turn, streaming services, once considered the bastion for the "Golden Age of TV," are striking down shows left and right.

Northern Samar is considered the last bastion of insurgency on Samar Island, with military, police and local government officials saying that its remaining two NPA guerilla fronts have since been dismantled.

Once again, SHS has campaigned extensively here, particularly in Akola, Amravati, Yavatmal and Fadnavis’s bastion Nagpur, where the party lost a crucial legislative council election this year.

Shinde is likely to use the Election Commission’s (EC’s) decision on Friday to give his faction the party name and symbol to increase his influence in Mumbai city, which has been the Sena bastion for about four decades.

Switzerland’s journey from a bastion of traditional banking to a thriving fintech hub is a testament to its adaptability and commitment to excellence.

The Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded Mahendra Singh Rathore from the Congress’ bastion.

The BJP has been voted out of power in Karnataka, its only bastion in the south until yesterday, when the Congress took 135 seats in the 224-member house.

The restoration works at Skoone bastion and the renovation of the Dominican Monastery complex, where the St. Catherine's Church will get a new roof, are budgeted at €1.22 million," Deputy Mayor Madle Lippus said.

With the BJP losing its bastion of Kasba Peth in Pune city to the Congress in the recently-held Assembly bypoll, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said the development indicated that winds of change were blowing across the country.

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Common combinations with bastion

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "bastion" in a sentence?
An example: "The new menu is a collaboration between La Table's executive chef Steve Conklin, Bastion chef and partner Jonathan Benno and Bastion executive chef Salvatore Martone." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "bastion" from authentic English texts.
What does "bastion" mean?
Bastion means: A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
What are synonyms of "bastion"?
Common synonyms of "bastion" include: defense, defence, defense force, defence force, citadel, stronghold, fastness, fortification. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "bastion" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "bastion", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.