| 1. | It was a solid structure, with massy door, sooner than open which in the absence of the "Dominic," we would all have willingly perished by the peine forte et dure. - from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe |
| 2. | The pure Muscular type seldom makes an artist, for, after all, inspired brain work is the other important element in the creation of art, and this is the forte of the fifth type. - from How to Analyze People on Sight by Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict |
| 3. | A forted residence 'gainst the tooth of tim. - from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare |