tent city

Example Sentences

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Those glimpses of humanity had a way of rendering the mercenary atmosphere in the tent city incredibly disorienting—almost unreal.

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

Over the last few weeks, a massive tent city has risen at the Orange County base — about 25 miles southeast of downtown L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

A large area of empty dunes between the town of Rafah and the sea is now built up with a dense tent city erected by those streaming in over the past month.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 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