barracks

Example Sentences

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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

If they are eligible for conscription, and do not have an exemption from service, they can be driven off to the barracks on the spot.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Washington holds the Lebanon-based group Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran, responsible for the deadly bombings of a US Marine barracks and the embassy in Beirut in 1983.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Penelope saw him several times in the common room of the barracks as she and the children explored their temporary quarters.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood