Example Sentences

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The agreement that allowed the U.S. to build the base at the time is still in effect, but stationing soldiers in the most isolated part of Greenland would be a huge logistical challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

During the Cold War, the U.S. considered stationing nuclear missiles under the ice sheet in Greenland — and never told Greenlanders or Denmark about the secret project.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Parents started to set up school patrols, stationing volunteers in the parking lot and in their neighborhoods to make sure kids, families and staff could come and go to school safely.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2026

In recent weeks, masked federal agents have raided car washes and other businesses in Southern California, even stationing themselves outside Dodger Stadium.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2025

We ended up stationing Styx in the flowerbed outside our bedroom.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon