Example Sentences

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The injured were diverted to workhouse infirmaries to be treated after Swansea General Hospital was bombed.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2021

The tide overwhelmed camp hospitals, relief organizations built temporary infirmaries, and the Army converted barracks to house battalions of sickened men.

From Slate • May 16, 2020

Cruise infirmaries can handle only basic emergencies, and modern medical facilities are often hundreds or thousands of miles away.

From Washington Post • Jan. 2, 2020

Sanders also envisions small infirmaries with beds where people can recuperate if they’re sick, and mobile medical units that can get care faster to rural areas.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2019

Were the SS really going to leav e hundreds of prisoners behind in the infirmaries, pending the arrival of their liberators?

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel