7 sentences with 'intersection'
Example sentences and phrases with the word intersection and other words derived from it.
• « As the car came to an intersection, it was approached from the right by a pickup truck that swerved in front of it. »
• « Rome was at the intersection of trade routes, thanks in part to its proximity to a natural ford (a shallow part of a river that can be crossed on foot) on the River Tiber, which gave rise to a thriving commercial and mercantile sector that provided the wealth for early expansion. »
• « In 324 CE, Constantine founded a new capital city for the entire empire on the site of the ancient Greek city of Byzantium, at the intersection of Europe and Anatolia (he renamed it "Constantine's City", Constantinople, which today is Istanbul). »
• « The most important thinker to address the intersection of Christian and classical learning was St. Augustine of Hippo (a Roman city in North Africa), whose life spanned the late fourth and early fifth centuries. »
• « Mecca had been an important trading centre for centuries, located at the intersection of trade routes and close to the oases. »