billet
noun
lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
had billeted
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past perfectof billet.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Next morning U.S. troops, who had billeted outdoors in the chilling wind all night, streamed in.
From Time Magazine Archive
Henry and I, moneyless and unsalaried, had billeted ourselves upon our brother-in-law, Mr. Moffet, as night lodgers while in port.
From Chapters from My Autobiography by Mark Twain
The charges against him were that he had billeted soldiers on civilians and had executed martial law, charges so ridiculous that there was never any serious attempt to investigate them after Ormonde's return to London.
From The Viceroys of Ireland by Charles O'Mahony
His object, he said, was to be revenged on the Gcalékas, who had billeted themselves in the Bomvana country and were carrying things with a high hand.
From 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War by Bertram Mitford
They were well-trained servants, recent imports from England, and Sir Oliver had billeted them where they could hear no gossip of her history.
From Lady Good-for-Nothing by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
