barracks
Example Sentences
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Qusra Mayor Abdul Azim Wadi told the BBC that Israeli forces were using some of the vacated Palestinian houses as barracks.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
High-density and layered concrete barriers can be useful around ground systems, power-generation units, ammunition storage facilities and barracks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Last week, the Home Office revealed it was planning to use more former military barracks to house thousands of asylum seekers after closing 20 more hotels in England.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Less than 300 feet southeast, the main dining hall and a barracks that can house roughly 450 personnel sustained damage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
She spoke always as though she were describing things that she saw—as if that wide, winding staircase and those bright gardens were the reality, this cramped and filthy barracks the dream.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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