garrison

Example Sentences

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The garrison at Al Tanf sits in southern Syria along the highway between Baghdad and Damascus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Singapore was considered impregnable, but it wasn’t prepared for an attack from the mainland, and its 60,000-strong garrison surrendered on Feb. 8, 1942, the worst defeat in British history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

India had targeted three Pakistani air bases, including one in Rawalpindi - the garrison city that houses the Pakistan Army's General Headquarters.

From BBC • May 17, 2025

Travis Timmerman, 29, was handed over to a US garrison in Syria, close to the borders with Iraq and Jordan.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024

From within the garrison, the muezzin let loose his call to prayer.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri