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

Eventually, it failed, after the young king addressed Spaniards - and the armed forces - via a televised message, expressing his opposition to the rebels and ordering all military to remain in their barracks.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 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

The women from Moscow who joined Marina’s group were all sent to an assembly point where they were fed and assigned to barracks in the old Petrovsky Palace.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein