infirmary
Example Sentences
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So many of my dad’s stories about his youth were set at Carville that I’d been imagining it for my entire life, but he never said much about his time in the infirmary.
From Salon
“Boots” depicts what that looks like, including in a scene when a sergeant punches one young man hard enough to send him to the infirmary, simply for cutting his eyes at him.
From Salon
Levi was too sick and Soviet troops found him close to death in the camp infirmary.
From BBC
For the jail’s infirmary, there are options including adding new steel-braced frames.
From Los Angeles Times
He was susceptible to infection as a diabetic, but doctors in the infirmary did not stop the wound from festering, according to a lawsuit that was handwritten and filed by the prisoner.
From Seattle Times
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