Sentence examples for were annexed from inspiring English sources

In 1855 Williamsburg and Bushwick were annexed to it.

The neighbouring suburbs of Ihren (Igren) and Prydniprovsk (Pridneprovsk) were annexed in the 1970s.

Half his dominions were annexed, more as a precaution than as an exercise in imperialism.

Large chunks of Tibet were annexed and became parts of Qinghai, Kansu and Sichuan provinces.

Thousands of square miles of savannah in Kenya and Tanzania were annexed, and its inhabitants expelled.

Surrounding areas were annexed, including Chicoutimi-Nord, Rivière-du-Moulin, and an earlier community called Saguenay.

However, lands southwest of the Nemunas River were annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia.

Kosala was annexed later.

Puerto Rico was annexed.

Egypt was annexed by stages in 1169 71.

That Crimea was annexed illegally.