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

The RSF scored a notable victory recently when it overran the city of el-Fasher, the last garrison held by the Sudanese army and its local allies in the western region of Darfur.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

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

The Mexican Attorney General's Office has been tasked with investigating whether local officials had been complicit in the construction of the tunnel, General Jose Lemus, commander of Ciudad Juarez's military garrison, told Mexican media.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2025

The road to Kucha was better kept, and what we lost in sales at the garrison, we would more than make up for at the wealthy trade center.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri