tent
Example Sentences
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I made apartments under the chairs and tables with sheets and blankets covering them up like tents so all of her friends-that-she-might-have-someday-when-she-improves-her-attitude could come and visit.
From Literature
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After finding shelter in the southern city of Khan Yunis, he opted to put his sporting skills at the service of displaced Gazans, crammed by the tens of thousands in tents and makeshift shelters.
From Barron's
The shelter was shaped like half a tent, with an opening at one end.
From Literature
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He was in Kenya when he decided to try his own hand: “I went back to my tent, grabbed a yellow manuscript pad, and started writing,” Mr. Winslow recalled in 2023.
Some have even resorted to pitching tents inside hotel rooms to avoid being filmed.
From BBC
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