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

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

There were government hospitals as well: The infirmaries that grew out of the much-despised workhouses of the 19th century.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2016

That is a piece of luck, the Catholic infirmaries are noted for their good treatment and good food.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque