barracks

Example Sentences

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Besides the chapel, they are a trolley station, a wing of barracks and the superintendent’s and governor’s residences.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

I spoke to sources who have worked in a defense capacity, and they said most likely this was human error—that it’s right next to a barracks and it could have been an error in combat.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026

Washington holds the Lebanon-based group Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran, responsible for the deadly bombings of a US Marine barracks and the embassy in Beirut in 1983.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Paroled Union soldiers at Camp Douglas in Chicago set fire to their barracks in protest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

When he returned to the barracks, David was in a state of shock.

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