quartering
Example Sentences
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Interestingly, in the case of quartering waves, there was a negligible effect of propulsion power on the deviations.
From Science Daily
For 11 years, Tillman was mired in the “spiritual quartering,” to borrow a phrase from the philosopher Simone Weil, of this soul-sucking work.
From Los Angeles Times
A team of volunteer cooks is preparing lunch for 200 senior citizens, cutting cornbread, tossing spinach salad, quartering oranges.
From Seattle Times
No one is concerned today about the quartering of troops or the establishment of well-regulated militias.
From Los Angeles Times
They said Russian occupying troops hold local residents hostage, both restricting the movement of civilians and quartering soldiers in homes and apartments.
From Washington Times
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