barracks

Example Sentences

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Besides the chapel, they are a trolley station, a wing of barracks and the superintendent’s and governor’s residences.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

I spoke to sources who have worked in a defense capacity, and they said most likely this was human error—that it’s right next to a barracks and it could have been an error in combat.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026

Paroled Union soldiers at Camp Douglas in Chicago set fire to their barracks in protest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The family of an 18-year-old soldier who died in his barracks nine days after escorting Queen Elizabeth II's coffin said his regiment needed to take "better care of the soldiers".

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Our barracks weren’t in the mud, but there was plenty of access for the mud to be in our barracks.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse