FORTE in a Sentence
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36 example sentences for FORTE, such as:
1. The boat anchored off the fort.
2. You know reverence is not my forte.
3. We trained our cannon upon the fort.
4. She was always waiting, it seemed to be her forte.
5. Mr. Covey's forte consisted in his power to deceive.
2. You know reverence is not my forte.
3. We trained our cannon upon the fort.
4. She was always waiting, it seemed to be her forte.
5. Mr. Covey's forte consisted in his power to deceive.
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Meanings and Examples of FORTE
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forte
n. particular skill; special talent
Classic Sentence: (28 in 2 pages)
1 Mr. Covey's forte consisted in his power to deceive.
2 There was no end of her various complaints; but her principal forte appeared to lie in sick-headache, which sometimes would confine her to her room three days out of six.
3 You know reverence is not my forte.
4 Hilda only glowered at him without replying; repartee was not her forte, nor Connie's; so she glowered, and he was much more uncomfortable than if she had said things.
5 She was always waiting, it seemed to be her forte.
6 As far as the piano is concerned, sentiment is my forte.
7 Literary criticism is not your forte, my dear fellow.
8 I'll lay you two to one she didn't even know the fort was out there in the harbor, much less that it was full of Yankees until we shelled them out.
9 They sat on the bank below the parapet of the old fort, hidden from observation.
10 I've been seeing the waves and the white beach of Grand Isle; the quiet, grassy street of the Cheniere; the old fort at Grande Terre.
11 I've been seeing the waves and the white beach of Grand Isle; the quiet, grassy street of the Cheniere Caminada; the old sunny fort at Grande Terre.
12 I was sent by Major Effingham, at Sir William's own bidding, to outflank the French, and carry the tidings of their disaster across the portage, to the fort on the Hudson.
13 He walked to an angle of the bastion, and beheld the scout advancing, under the custody of a French officer, to the body of the fort.
14 As Duncan could only act as the representative of the commandant of the fort, the ceremonies which should have accompanied a meeting between the heads of the adverse forces were, of course, dispensed with.
15 Montcalm followed him as far as the entrance of the marquee, renewing his invitations to the commandant of the fort to give him an immediate meeting in the open ground between the two armies.
Example Sentence:
1 However, her main forte is the young readers 'novels, where children ride out their own adventures with minimal adult help.
2 Suddenly something flashed from the ramparts, a swirl of smoke jetted from the fort, a hellish explosion rocked the battlements.
3 A platform or mound of earth within a fort from which guns are fired over the parapet.
4 Until the development of the airplane as a military weapon, the fort was considered impregnable.
5 We trained our cannon upon the fort.
6 The boat anchored off the fort.
7 It also had hints for making snow forts, including "make sure to include an icy compartment to store your vodka."
8 A line of forts was built along the border to protect the country against attack.