guardhouse

Example Sentences

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He said their occupation of the guardhouse would have sufficed in causing disruption and the damage they caused was "gratuitous" and for "performance purposes only".

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

A property of such high value—with its separate 5,000-square-foot guest penthouse, caretaker house, two-bedroom guardhouse, 12-car garage, and parking for 80 vehicles—has a considerably lower buyer pool, because most people simply cannot afford it.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

Whistling Cay has a guardhouse that colonial-era officials used to scan waters for slaves escaping from St. John to the nearby island of Tortola.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2024

But on a previous trip, I had hiked to the ragged stone remains of a sugar mill, overseer’s residence and a guardhouse, much of it overgrown by thorny bushes.

From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2021

I nod back at him and step inside the dark, musty guardhouse.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott