tent

Example Sentences

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"Look at me now -- I live in a tent. We used to live with dignity, while here we've been thrown aside like dogs," he said.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

“I saw thirty-two people per cage, about six cages in the one tent. I saw a lot of people – young men — who looked like me,” Frost said.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025

"When I visited before, Lord Ram's idol was in a makeshift tent. It was getting wet in the rain. Tears started falling from my eyes seeing that," he told the BBC.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2024

“At this point, it doesn’t matter whether he’s under the tent as a director, or outside the tent. He has significant ... name recognition, public attention, and what he says about them will have influence.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2022

“It’s like walking into a dream. As though it is someplace else entirely and not simply another tent. Perhaps I am just fond of snow. However did you come up with it?”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern