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

Since then, heavy police patrols near the disposal facility have turned Tarapur and surrounding areas into a virtual garrison.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 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

By the time Connington made his descent, his men had gathered the castle garrison and surviving smallfolk together in the yard.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin