tent city
Example Sentences
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Those glimpses of humanity had a way of rendering the mercenary atmosphere in the tent city incredibly disorienting—almost unreal.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026
“Maybe next week we’ll be able to go back,” Qudaih said from Al Mawasi, an overcrowded tent city along the beach in the southern Gaza Strip.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025
The city’s iconic Martyrs’ Square - usually host to protests and huge Christmas celebrations - has turned into a tent city.
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024
They packed up their chairs and furled banners, as the makeshift tent city slowly transformed back into a standard campus plaza.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2024
It seemed wrong to eat like this when people were going hungry in that tattered tent city outside Cathair’s walls.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
