Sentence examples for he fortified from inspiring English sources

For these affairs, he fortified himself with Scotch.

He fortified the old double walls of Babylon, adding another triple wall outside the old wall.

Last year he fortified Australia's fossil-fuel economy by controversially scrapping the carbon tax.

Between 875 and 881 he fortified Rome against the Saracens and founded a papal navy.

He fortified himself with a stiff malt whisky before making his statement.

In the guise of erasing art's boundaries — this is the pith of his breathtaking wit — he fortified them.

Will we harry Saruman as he fortifies Isengard?

He fortifies himself with vaccines and multivitamins, and he carries water purification tablets and antimalaria drugs.

You've perhaps read stories about airline pilots having a drink prior to take-off, but Whip, he's properly loaded, and once onboard he fortifies himself with a couple more vodkas.

A current society fellow, an evolutionary biologist of fine repute who asked not to be quoted by name, says he greatly enjoys the conversation at the society's dinners (he fortifies himself for the rounds of wine and port by drinking a quart of milk beforehand).

After all, Ray performs every task that we expect of a mean bastard: he dumps a loyal wife (Laura Dern), who has done nothing but sustain him through his career; he filches Joan from another guy; he fortifies himself with slugs of Canadian Club, though never enough to dull his wits; and he tramples all over the nice old-fashioned boys from San Bernardino.