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Example sentences for "situated upon"

  • The castle of Szalkhat is situated upon a hill at the southern foot of the Szfeikh.

  • Ayme (Arabic), situated upon a narrow plain at the foot of high cliffs.

  • Kanouat is situated upon a declivity, on the banks of the deep Wady Kanouat, which flows through the midst of the town, and whose steep banks are supported by walls in several places.

  • It was at the small town of Cassel, which is situated upon a high isolated conical hill that rises in the midst of an extensive plain.

  • The object of one was the Camaldula convent, which is situated upon a hill above two hours' drive from the centre of the city.

  • Bern, the handsomest of all the towns of Switzerland that we had yet seen, is situated upon an eminence of moderate height in the centre of a somewhat long and narrow valley.

  • Situated upon or over the colon; -- applied to the region of the abdomen adjacent to the colon.

  • Ridgefield is situated upon a high, rolling plain, and contains about sixty houses, on one street, within & mile.

  • The Pavilion is a very large hotel, situated upon one of the loftiest summits in the neighborhood, and commanding a magnificent view of the country.

  • The lake is situated upon an eminence, is about seven wersts in circumference, and is said to abound with fish.

  • It is situated upon a sandy flat at the mouth of the river Ola, which, widening at this place, affords a small harbour, to the extremity of which the Toungouses retire in the severe weather.

  • This ostrog is three hundred wersts from Poustaretsk, and is situated upon an eminence near the sea coast, and at the mouth of the river Pengina.

  • Situated upon a ridge nearly equidistant from the York and James Rivers, it was an eligible place for a town, and there Governor Nicholson established the capital in 1698.

  • No- * This fine building is situated upon an elevation in the center of the city, and is admired by every visitor, not only for its style of architecture, but for the beauty of its location.

  • This house is situated upon a new road, one mile south-southwest of Dilworth.

  • At length we arrived at the plantation of Uninha, which is situated upon an extensive field, composed of uneven ground and watered by several springs.

  • The village is situated upon a break of the hill.

  • The city is, as I have already observed, situated upon a hill, very steep in front of the sea, and declining gradually on the land side.

  • Next is Myra, at the distance of 20 stadia from the sea, situated upon a lofty hill; then the mouth of the river Limyrus, and on ascending from it by land 20 stadia, we come to the small town Limyra.

  • The first place is Coracesium,[225] a fortress of the Cilicians, situated upon an abrupt rock.

  • Teos is situated upon a peninsula, and has a port.

  • Next follows Iasus, situated upon an island,[166] on the side towards the continent.

  • After dinner we took a view of the capitol, or state-house, situated upon a small eminence, and at a short distance from our inn.

  • The main body of the work is situated upon a very beautiful level, somewhat ascending to the east.

  • It is situated upon a high, crescent-form hill or spur of land, rising one hundred and fifty feet above the level of Brush creek, which washes its base.

  • The largest circle is situated upon a detached point of land, of the same level with the adjacent plain, from which it is cut off by a deep ravine, in which flows a small stream.

  • This ancient, but small town, is situated upon a pleasant eminence in the beautiful vale of Berkeley, almost east from the Severn.

  • The edifice which remains, does not appear to be of an earlier date than the Norman era; it is situated upon a lofty ridge between the vales of Escir fawr and Escir fechan, in nearly the centre of the parish.

  • Valenza appeared to be the point of passage proposed by the French; it is one of those fortresses which cover the eastern frontier of Piedmont, and is situated upon the Po.

  • From Beurquerel I came to Verchet, belonging also to the despot; there I crossed the Theis, a wide and deep river, and at length I arrived at Zegedin, situated upon it.

  • That city is situated upon a great lake on the sea, like Venice.

  • This city is situated upon a fair, great, and broad river, called Caramaron, which passes through Cathay; and it often overflows and does much harm.

  • It presents a most imposing aspect, and is situated upon a peak of rock 600 feet high, which stands isolated in a beautiful plain, and appears to have been separated from the adjoining mountains by some violent natural convulsion.

  • This little town, which is fortified, is situated upon an isolated hill in the centre of a valley.

  • Before reaching Paya, we passed several interesting places, among which may be mentioned Foar, a small French fort, situated upon a hill.

  • It is situated upon a lofty hill, whence its name.

  • There also is Ceryneia, situated upon a lofty rock.

  • The temple is situated upon a lofty hill, where was once a city.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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