How to Use tent in a Sentence

tent

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  • Place the tent over the turkey legs, and lightly crimp the edges around the pan.
    — Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The amount of tents that came into Gaza was not enough.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The 38-year-old placed a square of tin foil on a paper plate and set both on the tent floor.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
  • For instance, the sewing kit could be used to make a sling or patch a tent hole.
    — Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Once in the area, fans will have access to restrooms and tents for shade.
    — Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 1 Sep. 2023
  • More than two feet wide and about 14 pounds each, these lights are meant for big grow tents.
    — Good Housekeeping, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Hansen said the tent was for an event being hosted in the parking lot.
    — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • In the aftermath of the attack, the man managed to crawl to his tent and call his cousin for help.
    — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023
  • Remove ham from the oven, transfer to a platter and tent with foil.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2023
  • He was brought to a tent filled with body bags, including those of his son.
    — Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
  • In August, new tents went up and 2,000 migrant men moved in.
    — Olivia Bensimon Todd Heisler, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Bear in mind, a tent does not protect you from lightning.
    — Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Transfer to a plate, pour the reserved marinade evenly over the chops and tent with foil.
    — Anita L. Arambula, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Transfer to a plate and tent with foil to keep warm; reserve skillet.
    — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Our top pick for family tents, the MSR Habitude is strong and light.
    — WIRED, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The winds got so wild last year Carter and his colleagues were confined to their tents for nearly a week.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The scene will be kept out of public view with tents or fencing, Cooper said.
    — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Purchase tickets onsite to play games and win tickets to shop at the prize tent.
    — Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The rare April outdoor show will have an après-ski vibe complete with heaters and warming tents.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Since felt stays waterproof and keeps its shape, it could be used to make tents, padding and clothes.
    — Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The magic happens in a black tent with perfect lighting where the dish is going to be placed.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2024
  • As heat seeped through my socks, Eric poked his head into our tent.
    — Ed Kressy, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Food and drinks for sale will be offered in an outdoor covered tent.
    — Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Jones was on the field for a few moments before making his way to the medical tent.
    — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Well-sized, the fabric tent comes with a set of string lights (three AAA batteries required) and a thin mat that spans the tent's base.
    — Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Fans had square tents, and many had generators and heaters.
    — Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The tents, which can be up to 200 square feet in size, would house an entire family or two, the aid worker said.
    — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Amid the tangle of concrete and steel, there is a welcome tent with a young attendant.
    — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The cars, some of them bullet-ridden, were packed with the essentials: tents, sleeping bags, crates of beer.
    — Paul Goldman, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Larger parties of up to seven may be better suited to the Cadillac Mountain Suite, which connects several suite and deluxe tents via a large private deck space.
    — Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
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tent

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  • Remove the meat from the smoker and tent them with foil.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2022
  • When using a grill pan, tent the fish with aluminum foil.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2023
  • Remember, if any part of the pie starts to darken too quickly, tent it with foil.
    — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Pour the filling into the crust and bake on the lowest rack until set, 40 to 45 minutes, tenting with foil if the top or crust get too dark.
    — Genevieve Ko, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
  • If beginning to brown too quickly, tent the crust with aluminum foil.
    — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Nov. 2020
  • Like Top Gear, the car segments are filmed around the world, along with the addition of audience segments, thanks to the show's mobile tented studio.
    — Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY, 10 June 2017
  • Bake for 45 minutes, then loosely tent the pan with aluminum foil, as the honey and whole-wheat flour make the bread more susceptible to burning.
    — Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Palace is one of those streetwear brands that young people might tent out on the sidewalk to get a chance to purchase, and is sold on the internet for many multiples of its retail cost.
    — Jason Gay, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2020
  • However, rolling the detachable rain fly and tent tight enough to fit in the storage bag is easier accomplished in pairs.
    — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Entry into the Hay Festival is free of charge; ticketed events are held in 10 tented venues.
    — Susan B. Barnes, Smithsonian, 25 May 2017
  • The design is suspended 30 feet above ground and features tented structures atop a mesh platform.
    — Elizabeth Stamp, CNN, 15 June 2017
  • Bake, tenting top with foil if getting dark, until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 60 to 70 minutes.
    — Joy Cho, Good Housekeeping, 16 May 2023
  • Shinde is one of Botswana’s iconic luxury tented camps, refurbished in 2015 and located on the edge of the permanent waters of the Okavango Delta.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2017
  • Sherwood’s home has been tented so that sulfuryl fluoride, a poisonous, odorless gas, can be sprayed inside.
    — Bill Hanna, star-telegram, 27 June 2017
  • Some of my clients’ members have cooperated with neighbors in their same building to jointly tent their building.
    — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2022
  • One morning this week, Markowski watched workers hoeing the rich soil between rows of tobacco beneath acres of tenting on his family's West Suffield farm.
    — Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, 15 June 2017
  • Her amniotic sac wasn’t properly fused, and the doctors worried that a needle might tent the membrane without pushing through, or that there might be a rupture.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Rob Jackson, a Stanford University professor of Earth system science, directed his team to tent off the kitchen with giant sheets of plastic and hook up tubes to the six-burner gas range and oven.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Outside, two tented stages will provide three days of musical performances.
    — Melinda Morris, NOLA.com, 27 June 2017
  • A technician flips a small lever to activate the vacuum pumps on an 18-foot cannon that is tented in bulletproof polycarbonate.
    — Dan Dubno, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2017
  • This unassuming tented stall is an after-hours institution.
    — Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2023
  • Carlsbad police arrested a 34-year-old Escondido man Thursday in connection with a burglary involving a man who donned a white suit and respirator and spent 40 minutes inside a home tented for termites.
    — Karen Kucher, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 May 2017
  • Campers have access to morning yoga and Pilates classes; the activities tent with classic games, video games, dance competitions and a raffle; a camp lounge; and an art studio where revelers can accessorize outfits or customize essential oils.
    — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Remove the meat from the smoker and tent them with foil.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2022
  • When using a grill pan, tent the fish with aluminum foil.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2023
  • Remember, if any part of the pie starts to darken too quickly, tent it with foil.
    — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Pour the filling into the crust and bake on the lowest rack until set, 40 to 45 minutes, tenting with foil if the top or crust get too dark.
    — Genevieve Ko, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
  • If beginning to brown too quickly, tent the crust with aluminum foil.
    — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Nov. 2020
  • Like Top Gear, the car segments are filmed around the world, along with the addition of audience segments, thanks to the show's mobile tented studio.
    — Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY, 10 June 2017
  • Bake for 45 minutes, then loosely tent the pan with aluminum foil, as the honey and whole-wheat flour make the bread more susceptible to burning.
    — Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2021

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