granary

Example Sentences

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The bandits looted granaries, stole cows and money, gunned down 37 people - including five of Garkuwa's male relatives - and abducted 16 others, the 27-year-old farmer said.

From Reuters

Using the golden stone under their feet for camouflage, they erected a granary that crowned their chosen mountain like a fortified citadel, then hollowed vaults for living out of the mountainside just beneath.

From New York Times

The city built a granary on top of their cemetery, destroying hundreds of graves and repurposing Jewish tombstones to build its stout stone walls.

From Science Magazine

A massive tropical cyclone was hours away from making landfall in the northern Philippines, and the province of Nueva Ecija, known as the “rice granary” of the country, was in the center of its path.

From Washington Post

Russia’s RIA state news agency, citing unnamed sources, said Ukrainian forces shelled a granary and fertilizer warehouses in the region.

From Reuters