Sample Sentences & Example Usage. 1  Kurt Vonnegut, Cold Turkey: Here's what I think the truth is: We are all addicts of fossil fuels in a state of denial, about to face cold turkey. 2  David Frank: It is not hypocritical to use fossil fuels in order to try to get ourselves off of fossil fuels, particularly since this is simply unavoidable!
Lucca City Walls (Ramparts) The ancient city walls (ramparts) that completely surround the city of Lucca Italy were built in the 16th and 17th centuries. Although they were originally intended to keep out invaders, the ramparts currently help to keep out vehicles, thereby making Lucca a pedestrian friendly community.
The site of this new town was located at the tip of a peninsula that commanded three waterways. With the formal establishment of the polis, a city wall measuring five kilometers in length and having twenty-seven towers was built as protection. Within the walls, a hill within the walls was selected as its acropolis.