The depth of the fontis varied, as did the length and density, according to the nature of the subsoil.
At times a fontiswas three or four feet deep, at times eight or ten, and sometimes it was bottomless.
The fontis which Jean Valjean came across was occasioned by the shower of the previous evening.
To this valley the oppressed race of the Jews was confined by Domitian, their furniture consisting of a basket and a wisp of hay: "Nunc sacri fontisnemus et delubra locantur Judæis, quorum cophinus foenumque supellex.
The depth of the fontis varied, as well as their length and their density, according to the more or less bad quality of the sub-soil.
Sometimes a fontis was three or four feet deep, sometimes eight or ten; sometimes the bottom was unfathomable.
The fontis which Jean Valjean had encountered was caused by the downpour of the preceding day.
Ancient registers make mention of several scavengers who were buried in fontis in this manner.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "fontis" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
