"Billets" Example Sentences
1. He was assigned his billets for the night at a farmhouse near the front lines.
2. The soldiers sorted through their billets to see who was staying where that night.
3. They trudged up to their assigned billets, tired from marching all day.
4. The troops found their billets, and quickly fell asleep when they hit the hay.
5. His billets during the long campaign were often outside with no shelter from the elements.
6. The army billets its soldiers with local families when stationed at a base for an extended period.
7. We put on wet clothes and marched to our cold, flea-infested billets.
8. The major took his billet list and assigned each soldier a billet for the night.
9. The sergeant read off the billets, assigning soldiers to different farmhouses for the night.
10. After a long march, the troops looked forward to reaching their billets to finally rest.
11. The troops were grateful for any billets that provided roof, food and warmth.
12. He sighed when he read his billet, which was in a drafty barn for the night.
13. The harsh conditions and poor billets made army life difficult during the campaign.
14. After months of sleeping in tents, the troops welcomed the relative luxury of homes as billets.
15. To her dismay, her billet turned out to be the crowded storage shed behind the house.
16. They were grateful to have warm billets during the bitter winter months.
17. He had hoped for a better billet, but he didn't complain since any roof was an improvement.
18. Each billet had merits and drawbacks depending on who was assigned to stay there.
19. Billets far from the main house could mean more privacy but also more isolation.
20. The general staff had the most comfortable billets, closest to headquarters.
21. The billets were assigned based solely on rank, with no regard for personal preference.
22. The commanding officer took the finest billet for himself, as was customary.
23. When announcing the billets, the sergeant reminded the soldiers to behave respectfully towards their hosts.
24. Finding billets for the large army became increasingly difficult as the campaign wore on.
25. Thankfully their billets that night included a hot meal and warm beds.
26. The heavy rain caused leaks in some of the troop's poorly constructed billets.
27. As night fell, the soldiers made their way wearily to their assigned billets.
28. The armory stored spare weapons when they weren't needed and provided billets for the guards on duty there.
29. The officers' billets were lavishly furnished compared to the simple quarters of the enlisted men.
30. When traveling overseas, troops relied on local families to provide much-needed billets.
31. Arguments sometimes broke out among the troops over who got the more desirable billets.
32. Some soldiers were known to bribe their way into better billets with local families.
33. Pretending to assign billets is a favorite game among children imagining military life.
34. The requisitions officer was responsible for securing adequate billets for the troops under his command.
35. Their billets that night were humble peasant huts with dirt floors and no windows.
36. After eating, the men hurried to their billets for some much-needed sleep.
37. The general had his staff arrange a suitable billet with all the comforts of home whenever possible.
38. Troops were instructed not to consume all their provisions at once so that they would have rations during marches between billets.
39. The troops spent little time at their billets, quickly falling asleep after a long day on the march.
40. His billet for the night was an unheated attic room with sparse furnishings and a featherbed full of bugs.
41. They drew straws to determine who got the best billets like barns with fresh hay.
42. As the army grew, officers struggled to find enough adequate billets for their troops.
43. The quartermaster's main job was to locate and make arrangements for the troops' billets during the campaign.
44. As long as their billets provided shelter from the elements, the troops were satisfied.
45. The men often traded billets to be closer to friends or further from overzealous superiors.
46. Their billets that night were in a damp cellar with only straw for bedding.
47. Those fortunate enough to find a place by the fire quickly occupied the best billets.
48. The billets nearest the towns provided the most comfort and amenities for the troops.
49. Their first billets were in churches, town halls and barns before private homes could be secured.
50. On campaign, troops often found their billets in unlikely places like warehouses, stables and sheds.
51. Some troops complained about poor conditions and inadequate billets to anyone who would listen.
52. When determining billets, the sergeant took into account a soldier's rank, health and behavior.
53. Foraging parties were often sent from troops' billets to scrounge up extra food and supplies.
54. The troops joked that the latrine was the only permanent fixture in their otherwise temporary billets.
55. They grumbled over their poor billets but took shelter wherever they could find it that cold, wet night.
56. Many of the men took ill during that campaign due to the inadequate and unhealthy billets provided.
57. The night before battle, troops were issued extra rations to sustain them between their last billets and victory or death.
58. Single soldiers were billeted together while married troops stayed with their families if possible.
59. Finding suitable billets became increasingly difficult as towns were evacuated ahead of the army's advance.
60. Officers had the privilege of choosing their own billets while enlisted men took what they were assigned.
Common Phases
Draw/decide/determine
billets
Meaning: To assign accommodations or lodging to troops or soldiers.
Example: The sergeant drew the
billets for the night, assigning soldiers to barns and farmhouses in the village.
Be billeted (with/at) someone/somewhere
Meaning: To be assigned lodging with or at a particular place.
Example: The troops were billeted with local families during their stay in the village.
Find/secure
billets
Meaning: To obtain or arrange lodging for troops.
Example: The quartermaster had a difficult time finding enough
billets for all the soldiers.
Be assigned (one's)
billets
Meaning: To be allocated lodging.
Example: Each soldier was assigned their
billets for the night by the lieutenant.
Head to (one's)
billets
Meaning: To go to one's assigned lodging.
Example: After a long day of marching, the soldiers headed to their
billets to get some rest.
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