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  • verb US Simple past tense and past participle of billet.

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Examples

  • "billeted" to the houses of the inhabitants with the result that a deep mutual respect grew up between the two nationalities.

    History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War Richard Joseph Beamish 1895

  • Previous vice presidents for some years were billeted across the street in the Old Executive Office Building, where much of the White House staff actually works.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • Previous vice presidents for some years were billeted across the street in the Old Executive Office Building, where much of the White House staff actually works.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • Previous vice presidents for some years were billeted across the street in the Old Executive Office Building, where much of the White House staff actually works.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • The doctor was billeted at turns in various family homes over the two years at his posting.

    Chamula Power 2009

  • The doctor was billeted at turns in various family homes over the two years at his posting.

    Chamula Power 2009

  • The doctor was billeted at turns in various family homes over the two years at his posting.

    Chamula Power 2009

  • The doctor was billeted at turns in various family homes over the two years at his posting.

    Chamula Power 2009

  • The doctor was billeted at turns in various family homes over the two years at his posting.

    Chamula Power 2009

  • The doctor was billeted at turns in various family homes over the two years at his posting.

    Chamula Power 2009

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  • "I might owe my life to Sam's insistence that the vampire be billeted at my house."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris

    May 19, 2011