Sentence examples for they were quartered from inspiring English sources

They played an important role in protecting the home front from invasions, although, as Paula Byrne observes, they also "frequently acquired a poor reputation for dancing and drinking in the towns where they were quartered".

Bakht Wali's group, originally about 130 men, all from Chakdara, moved from the eastern city of Jalalabad to Kabul, the capital, where they were quartered in an abandoned building on the outskirts until 40 of the fittest men were chosen by the Taliban to go to the front lines.

Graham's battalion, along with the rest of the 2nd Brigade, left Enghien, where they were quartered, at 3 a.m. on the morning of the 16th, for a twenty-five mile march to Quatre Bras.

American soldiers are kept in smaller groups, and the buildings in which they are quartered are closely guarded and, whenever possible, surrounded by berms and vehicle barricades.

One year, he gave out silver dollars, but they didn't have the same impact because some children thought they were quarters.

They are quarter horses, "working horses," he explains.

But from 2015 onward, they will be quartered at Bagram Airfield and in Kabul, the capital.

They will be quartered in the Daily Mail's Kensington building in a office overlooking the atrium.

Finally, just before dusk, they reach Gablonz and are quartered in the gymnasium of the local public school.

They are also quartered, prepared with cranberries that impart a tangy, tart touch and crowned with apricots.

They were three-quarters Chinese, one quarter Malay.