barracks

Example Sentences

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“It’s not just finding barracks for the troops to sleep,” Hodges said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

He was first taken to an army barracks and then moved to a prison – Lagos's Kirikiri Correctional Centre – where he waited for his trial to start.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

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

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

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