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strike tent
verb as in strike camp
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Example Sentences
“I, at my age, have never had children myself because there’s no hope that I could afford – with the wages I’m making – to take care of a wife and a child. I’ll probably end up dying that way because I’ve never had enough,” said Michael Greenia, 55, a Marriott cook, while he stood inside a blue-tarp strike tent on a frigid and windy night in Detroit.
Finding out that Massingberd Heath had secretly made overtures of reconciliation to his father, and missing him one night from the camp, he caused Morris to strike tent at once; and before morning we had put twenty miles between us and Fairburn.
But, that time may not be lost, I shall only add a few words: Strike tent to-night; set forward; and beware how thou loiterest again by the way.
Say, boys," began Handy, in a low tone of voice confidentially, "we move to-night, and I want you to strike tent, pack and get everything aboard without delay.
It did not take us long to strike tent and hurry on board when the curtain fell on the last act.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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