Sentence examples for made conquests from inspiring English sources

395 BCE Himilco, (died 395 bc) Carthaginian general who twice made conquests of the Greeks in Sicily that brought him to the gates of Syracuse and twice had his momentum broken by plague among his soldiers.

Though little known outside Utah, he has made conquests in medical equipment, real estate, genomics and the Internet, and in the process has become a very rich man.

Wales have for years made conquest of the skies a key part of their gameplan and in Dan Biggar have one of the best retrievers around, but with officials now seeming to favour the attacking side it is becoming more of a risk to give possession away.

The Turks first began to make conquests in the Balkans in the mid-14th century.

It does not make conquests or win battles, nor does it commit assaults or harass people.

He predicted that this force could "penetrate through the heart of the South, and make conquests, with the banner of Emancipation unfurled, proclaiming freedom as they go, sustaining and protecting it by arming the emancipated, taking them as fresh troops, and leaving a few veterans among the new freedmen, when occasion requires".

SPEAKING of evil, a new pickup guide, "The Mystery Method," teaches men how to make conquests of unwary women by following a carefully scripted battle plan, complete with canned anecdotes and disarming "negs," undermining comments designed to weaken the target by making her feel insecure.

Yet when kings make conquests, devastation is apt to follow.

Starting with lowly PCs, Dell has moved on to make conquests in computer servers, data storage systems and printers.

Both sides did make conquests beyond the border, but in time the balance was almost always restored.

But the Ion is likely to have a hard time making conquest sales.