billet
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
The spot premium for low-carbon billet, a fabricated product often used in construction, has slid to zero from $30 a tonne in January, he said.
From Reuters ● Dec. 17, 2022
Some critics dubbed her the border czar — a title she has resoundingly rejected, insisting her billet stops south of the border.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 13, 2021
“When he was here, we would go for drives and he would sing, he would dance, he would laugh,” said his billet mom, Kim Pagé.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2021
One of the first things he did was inform his coaches and billet families from his time in Everett.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2021
“We don’t know. The regiment arrived yesterday and commandeered every billet, every scrap of food, and every ship in the town. They’d have had this boat, too, if you hadn’t taken it.”
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
![]()
Mr. Carter’s decision to open combat billets to women upended policy as old as the U.S. military itself: Women could only support, not fight in, America’s wars.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 25, 2022
Several women have completed the grueling training for elite special operations billets.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 9, 2021
A GI billets in a relative’s castle, haunted by a cowardly 300-year-old ghost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2019
Later, Gerdau will move the billets into a furnace where they will be heated to more than 2,000 degrees and softened so they can be rerolled, “like Play-Doh,” into products, Mr. Skelley said.
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2018
Underneath were the ashes of a fire and blackened billets of wood.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
![]()
As the soldiers were billeted with local families between 1943 and 1944, Ms Fernandez said she was hoping someone may recognise Pte Cole's name or photograph.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2023
We were billeted in the same bunk room, and, after a dinner of polenta, sausage, wild mushrooms, a cabbage salad and strudel, they showed me the route they would take to Venice.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2022
The occupiers billeted at a local restaurant, Sashy, where Russian boots, military garb and ration boxes are still scattered about.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2022
The retired couple, like many in this community, once billeted members of the Broncos.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2018
The five hundred marines, billeted all about North Square, arrived at double-quick.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
![]()
I went to a desert staging ground to hear a brigadier general talk about unsexy stuff — how to move an army, the basics of feeding, billeting, equipping, transporting.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2021
Several back while at Edwards AFB..I was speaking with a couple of CPT's in the billeting break area.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2017
Midwife Edith Smith came to Grantham in 1915 to help tackle prostitution after the billeting of 14,000 soldiers in the area during World War One.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2014
“Unfortunately, they were engineering personnel and they were building billeting for the A.N.A.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2013
We sent forward, as was customary, a detail of officers to make sure that billeting accommodations were forthcoming and that everything would be as comfortable as possible for the men.
From Average Americans by Theodore Roosevelt
Vocabulary lists containing billet
Quartering Act (1765)
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
Novel Study: Night, Chapters 1–4
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!