barracks
Example Sentences
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A proposal to transform a barracks in Inverness, Scotland, into housing for asylum seekers was abandoned earlier this year after protests from locals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Police spokesman Roger Roca told AFP news agency that fireworks had been stored at the barracks, and the cause of the blast remained under investigation.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 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
Khalife was found guilty of spying but cleared of carrying out a bomb hoax at the Army barracks where he had been based as a soldier.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
There was little sleeping in our barracks that night and no roll call the following morning.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
