barracks

Example Sentences

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The group themselves said they had seen examples of the council suggesting children walk through Catterick military barracks.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

An inside student might say that prisons in eastern Oregon used to be mental institutions and Army barracks; an outside student might speak about modernity and the need for discipline and control under capitalism.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Last month, officials from several Gulf states met defense companies at a British army barracks close to Buckingham Palace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

L/Cpl Ryan Rudd, 28, was last seen in the early hours of 15 February on a night out at the New Inn in Selby and did not return to his barracks at Catterick Garrison.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

At dawn I ate my ration of bread, returned to the barracks, and fell exhausted into my bunk.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson