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
“When it becomes clear that they are intending to set up a tent city, that would violate university policies,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2024
Doctors working for the British medical charity UK-Med have watched a tent city springing up around them.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2024
The tent city has already risen, to the delight of the crowd of townspeople hanging around watching.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
