quarters
/ (ˈkwɔːtəz) /
housing or accommodation, esp as provided for military personnel and their families
the stations assigned to military personnel, esp to each crew member of a warship: general quarters
(in India) housing provided by an employer or by the government
(functioning as singular) military slang short for quartermaster
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How to use quarters in a sentence
Three quarters of those people believe the end of the world is nigh.
Continue to cook until the sauce has reduced by three quarters.
Make Carla Hall’s Roasted Pork Loin With Cranberries | Carla Hall | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCheck out Le Marais, one of the oldest quarters of the city, where gay-friendly establishments line the winding cobbled lanes.
The IPRA report 32 officer-involved shooting investigations for the first three quarters of this year on their website.
Chicago’s Cops Don’t Even Get Investigated for Shooting People in the Back | Justin Glawe | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMaybe I could turn all these quarters into some kind of rib-sticking casserole.
News came that the rebels were plundering the British quarters, and the infantry went there in hot haste.
The Red Year | Louis TracyHere the pair reached the "Dun Cow" and retired to their respective quarters.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsHe gets out and does things while these fatheads stay in quarters and untangle red tape.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairHere the conversation ended, and the Yankee took up his quarters for two weeks.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousBabylas will give you a letter to the authorities, charging them to find you suitable quarters.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
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