tent city
noun
: a collection of many tents set up in an area to provide usually temporary shelter (as for displaced or homeless people)
Tent cities of displaced homeowners have sprung up in the state's Central Valley—even in the capital, Sacramento.—
Matt Woolsey
Matt WoolseyAnti-sweatshop protesters at FSU pitched a tent city last March to demand that the school join the Workers Rights Consortium …—Meline Toumani et al.
Meline Toumani et al.Examples of tent city in a Sentence
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As the population of migrants sleeping outside Chicago police stations peaked at 3,900 — with up to 850 others camped out at O’Hare — that fall, pictures of the threadbare tent cities shocked the nation.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2024
While students are stressing about final exams or trying to make graduation plans, busy protesters are messily expanding their tent cities on the most iconic portions of college campuses.
—Dan Lennington, National Review, 9 May 2024
With the tent city gone, campus was back to business as usual, although the evening brought a rally sponsored by the union representing student workers, which drew about 300 people.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
Johnson’s remarks barely registered in the tent city, where students sat in circles painting posters and chanting.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
The grassy area across from Geisel Library where the tent city once sat was cordoned off.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
The next day, Shafik, the university president, authorized New York police to swoop in and break up the tent city.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
In less than an hour, the tent city was swept away and the lawn area cleaned.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2024
At the University of Virginia on Saturday, police at times sprayed a chemical irritant to help arrest roughly 25 protesters and take down a tent city.
—CBS News, 5 May 2024
A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2024
While students are stressing about final exams or trying to make graduation plans, busy protesters are messily expanding their tent cities on the most iconic portions of college campuses.
—Dan Lennington, National Review, 9 May 2024
With the tent city gone, campus was back to business as usual, although the evening brought a rally sponsored by the union representing student workers, which drew about 300 people.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
Johnson’s remarks barely registered in the tent city, where students sat in circles painting posters and chanting.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
The grassy area across from Geisel Library where the tent city once sat was cordoned off.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
The next day, Shafik, the university president, authorized New York police to swoop in and break up the tent city.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
In less than an hour, the tent city was swept away and the lawn area cleaned.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2024
At the University of Virginia on Saturday, police at times sprayed a chemical irritant to help arrest roughly 25 protesters and take down a tent city.
—CBS News, 5 May 2024
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“Tent city.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tent%20city. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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