return to barracks

Frequency: 7.111.5 per million words

a more formal way to say going back to the barracks

barracksVERB + BARRACKS

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Examples (10)

  • The general ordered his troops to return to barracks immediately.
  • After the ceremony, all personnel will return to their barracks.
  • The soldiers were relieved to return to barracks after the intense training exercise.
  • As a sign of goodwill, the government announced that its forces would return to barracks.
  • He was given a direct command to return to barracks and not leave the base.
  • Following the peace accord, the occupying army began to return to barracks.
  • The platoon had just returned to barracks when the alarm sounded again.
  • It is protocol for all units to return to barracks for inspection before stand-down.
  • They watched the last of the tanks return to the barracks at dusk.
  • If the situation escalates, no one will be allowed to return to the barracks until it is resolved.