encampment

Example Sentences

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“Don’t desert us,” said Dwight Gaines, 65, who usually sleeps in an encampment across from the now-shuttered post office on 7th Street.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

When she mailed a notarized document overnight to her father, who lives out of state, she had to walk only a few blocks from her encampment on 7th Street.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

But far more were dispatched to the historic center, where anti-riot squads watch over foreign visitors weaving past the sprawling encampment of protesting teachers.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The white-robed pilgrims on buses or on foot arrived at the sprawling encampment in Mina after performing the "tawaf" -- walking seven times around the Kaaba, the giant black cube at Mecca's Grand Mosque.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Before Nico could stand, wolves appeared from every direction - huge black beasts leaping from the roofs, surrounding their encampment.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan