Below you will find example sentences with "city walls". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

City Walls in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: walls
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 28.9 words

Words in this phrase

city walls

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • city can mean: A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place. Very common word
  • walls can mean: plural of wall Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

rebuilt the city walls 2× around the city walls you can 1× as the city walls 1× circuits of city walls many pieces 1× city walls city wall 1× city walls used for 1× combined with city walls which made 1× construction the city walls have been 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

buildings the location 1× butler p 14 1× cao bang is 1× charles v then 1× city walls city 1× city walls used 1×

Common sentence endings:

the city walls 4× a changing city 1× acropolis in 1556 1× almost always found 1× along one stretch 1× already overcrowded city 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

ancient 4× old 4× outside 4× centre 3× wall 2× castle 2× meng 2× family 2× down 2× build 2× built 2× early 2×

Related phrases

manchester city oklahoma city city council york city mexico city gaza city ocean city iowa city atlantic city jersey city

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around walls:

brick walls 6× stone walls 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

city utah city usa city philippines city oklahoma city missouri city mexico

Just after it in the phrase index:

civic body civic center civic centre civic education civic engagement civic officials

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

city council city chiefs city iowa city kansas city manager city philippines

Same ending:

brick walls stone walls

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "city walls" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 28.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as rebuilt the city walls, around the city walls you can, ancient, old and outside stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with manchester city, oklahoma city, city council, brick walls and stone walls, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with city walls

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

He had a moat built around the city, constructed an irrigation and drainage system, and rebuilt the city walls. (19 words)

Permanent Jews were found in the city in 1780, and they were allowed to settle outside the city walls. (19 words)

In recent years, the missing parts of the city walls on the eastern side of the city have been reconstructed. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

The Pool of Siloam, located in the southern portion of the City of David, the ancient epicenter of Jerusalem, and just outside the Old City walls is expected to become one of the most important historic and tourist sites in the cit. (42 words)

Buildings The location and layout of the first cathedrals varied substantially from city to city, although most, as at Aquileia, tended to be sited within the city walls but away from the urban centre; but certain elements are almost always found. (41 words)

The old city walls were taken down in the early 19th century, and major development took place to the west of the old city, with many of the main streets of today's city centre being laid out. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

City Walls City Wall at Corso Alberto Palermo has at least two circuits of City Walls - many pieces of which still survive.

And so not only city walls but substructures in general and all walls that require a thickness like that of a city wall, will be long in falling to decay if tied in this manner.

The castle walls were partly combined with city walls, which made the castle look like it had been a powerful bastion defending access to the city.

When it was time to dismantle the city walls of the Meng family, the governor was reluctant to have his city walls torn down and convinced the head of the Meng family not to do so.

Charles V then had his Spanish subjects repopulate the island and build the massive city walls atop the walls of the ancient Greek acropolis in 1556.

City walls, used for defense, were made longer, and indeed several secondary walls were also sometimes built to separate the different districts.

Buildings The location and layout of the first cathedrals varied substantially from city to city, although most, as at Aquileia, tended to be sited within the city walls but away from the urban centre; but certain elements are almost always found.

Finally, the list includes the old city of Salodurum which was a Roman era Vicus and the medieval and early modern city as well as the city walls.

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The old city walls were taken down in the early 19th century, and major development took place to the west of the old city, with many of the main streets of today's city centre being laid out.

The Pool of Siloam, located in the southern portion of the City of David, the ancient epicenter of Jerusalem, and just outside the Old City walls is expected to become one of the most important historic and tourist sites in the cit.

Wrap up and explore the beautiful, historic streets of the city on cat trails and ghost walks, or stroll around the city walls — you can do a whole circuit of York, or just walk along one stretch.

Cao Bang is an ancient city with a history dating back over 2,000 years, with ruins of the ancient city walls, gates, and temples still standing today.

Butler, p. 14. A ring road was constructed in stages outside the city walls some time afterwards to alleviate growing traffic problems in the city centre, which was later pedestrianised.

He had a moat built around the city, constructed an irrigation and drainage system, and rebuilt the city walls.

In 1873, the city's fortifications were demolished and it became possible to build houses in the area in front of the former city walls.

In recent years, the missing parts of the city walls on the eastern side of the city have been reconstructed.

In the three centuries since their construction, the city walls have been adapted to meet the needs of a changing city.

Leasor (1962) pp. 18–19 Outside the city walls, suburbs had sprung up providing homes for the craftsmen and tradespeople who flocked to the already overcrowded city.

Narses. 139. Narses completed some restoration projects in Italy but was unable to return Rome to its former splendor, though he did repair many of the bridges into the city and rebuilt the city walls.

Permanent Jews were found in the city in 1780, and they were allowed to settle outside the city walls.

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