tent city

Example Sentences

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“I understand they have a job to do,” she said, gazing toward the tent city, which, from here, seemed to meld toward a vanishing point.

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

Some were being carried away on stretchers, as ambulances zipped in and out of the sprawling tent city set up for the event.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025

And in an unusual act for Israel, several hundred protesters have set up a tent city in the heart of the holy city.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2024

After Samir traded the coral for some gold, sugarcane syrup, and several sea sponges, we found a neglected teahouse in the outskirts of the tent city.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri