tent

Example Sentences

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Yet as I pitched my tent that night, the motion of the landscapes lingered in mind.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

"We lived like kings in our homes. Our life has become an ordeal," the old man said through tears, sitting on a mattress in his tent.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

In the past, I’ve accidentally given incorrect public transit information when writing about how to get to a museum, or reported the wrong number of poles in the product description for a tent.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

I immediately fell into this trap, assuming I could simply grab my first aid kit and tent and run to the hills, only for Leigh to tell me this was the biggest mistake people make.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Jackson asked as he pounded a tent pole into the frozen ground.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis