barracks
Example Sentences
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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
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
She shared it with her sister and other women who slept on boards stacked up in the barracks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Up to 350 illegal migrants have been moved to the Crowborough military barracks in East Sussex.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
It was rare that women stayed in the barracks.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
