Sentence examples for villages setting from inspiring English sources

In the aftermath of the protests, police reportedly tore through the narrow lanes of villages, setting alight hayricks, destroying property and beating people.

During a trip early last September, my companion, Louise, and I set out to explore this rugged region the same way we'd explore any region of uncommon beauty -- by wandering the villages, setting off on hiking trails and venturing with sea kayaks out into the fjord.

Groups of armed men on motorbikes frequently ride into remote villages, setting fire to buildings and stealing cars and supplies.

Hundreds of old Serbs too weak to leave fast were murdered, whole villages set alight.

The smoke from burning Georgian villages, set upon by militiamen or possibly Russian troops, rose nearby.

Most people live in rural settlements, which usually take the form of small linear villages set alongside paths or roads.

They suggest that the whole composition featured largely vegetal themes and scenes made up of picturesque buildings, suburbs, and villages set in fanciful landscapes.

BUYUN TOWNSHIP is a cluster of villages set among steep hills, bamboo thickets and paddy fields in the heart of Sichuan Province.

Shakers, members of the religious sect established in America in the 1770s, lived and worked in villages set apart from their rural neighbors for more than 200 years.

For starters, many older properties in the area are clustered in villages set back from the water and, while their surroundings may be appealing, they lack lake views and convenient beach access, a must for many vacation-home buyers.

But sometimes we must question, and it's that very principle that Moorehead upholds in this history about the villages set high up in the mountains of Vivarais-Lignon.