Example sentences for: garrisons

How can you use “garrisons” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Bands of rebels (such as those led by William Wallace) began to attack the English garrisons and make raids into English territory.

  • To protect its seagoing interests and trade routes, Portugal established strategic garrisons in Goa (India), Malacca (East Indies), and Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.

  • The shogunate, always suspicious of people on the move, maintained a system of garrisons along the road, and no one went through without an official pass.

  • During these stormy years, the castle of Edinburgh was occupied several times by English garrisons.

  • In 1769 the Spanish began to settle in California, establishing a string of military garrisons (presidios) and religious missions.


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