Sentence examples for were the cradle of from inspiring English sources

"As for Samaria and Judea, these places were the cradle of the Jewish people, the bone and blood of our nation," he wrote in his autobiography, "Warrior".

"Italy especially was the high point, because these were people who were classically trained, and Rome and Greece were the cradle of Western civilization for them".

This is a very painful concession for me, because these places were the cradle of our national birth and no nation willingly gives up such historic assets unless it is defeated in war, which we were not".

Greece and Italy were the cradles of European culture: now they are threatening to drag the European Union to the grave.

'Afghanistan was the cradle of 9/11.

This is the cradle of Northeast basketball".

"Greece is the cradle of democracy.

This border area was the cradle of the Ebola outbreak.

Kiev, the capital, was the cradle of Russian statehood.

The New York Stock Exchange is the cradle of American capitalism.

The Hall of Fame is the cradle of baseball history.