barracks
Example Sentences
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He skipped the press conference, and when Hall returned to the barracks, he was gone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Last week, the Home Office revealed it was planning to use more former military barracks to house thousands of asylum seekers after closing 20 more hotels in England.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Requesting anonymity, the source emphasised that the Lebanese army was still present at the army barracks in Nabatieh city.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
On the first day of class, professor Reiko Hillyer writes a quote from French philosopher Michel Foucault on the board: Is it surprising that prisons resemble factories, schools, barracks, hospitals, which all resemble prisons?
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Back at the barracks we formed yet another line—would there never be an end to columns and waits?—to receive our ladle of turnip soup in the center room.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
