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.
At the end of via di Porta Angelica the tall palm trees of piazza del Risorgimento come into sight. Here [ map ref. d ] the modern wall joins at right angles the surviviing stretch of wall built by Pius IV in the 1560s. A large coat of arms of Pius XI (1922-39) hangs from the corner: he was the pope under whose pontificate the Vatican gained its independence.