How to Use summer camp in a Sentence

summer camp

noun
  • Kids are out of school and summer camp is in swing.
    — Jennifer Rosen Heinz, Parents, 17 June 2026
  • This can also be used for your child's daycare and summer camps.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 May 2026
  • Other summer camps soon planted flags of their own.
    — Derek H. Alderman, The Conversation, 26 June 2026
  • For many, attending summer camp is a rite of passage.
    — Derek H. Alderman, The Conversation, 26 June 2026
  • City managers statewide warn that parks, summer camps and other local services may be cut.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
  • Places to stay range from tiny boutique properties to resorts that feel like summer camp for all ages.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026
  • Children as young as 2 can join, while summer camps start at age 4 with five-day sessions of three hours each.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
  • There, a man killed 77 people, including dozens of teenagers at a summer camp.
    — Odette Yousef, NPR, 27 May 2026
  • Tie-dye and neon nails give off a nostalgic vibe reminiscent of craft days at summer camp.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 29 May 2026
  • The center canceled its summer camp, but the mosque has reopened and continues to draw crowds to prayers.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
  • Once school is out and the kiddos are home, things can become chaotic, and summer camp can be expensive.
    — Robin Westen, Parents, 21 May 2026
  • There is no simpler road trip, beach, lake, fishing trip, or summer camp snack accessory than this.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
  • Kids can recreate the feeling of summer camp by telling stories, roasting hot dogs, and singing campfire songs.
    — Robin Westen, Parents, 21 May 2026
  • One of us, Seth, currently works as a summer camp director.
    — Derek H. Alderman, The Conversation, 26 June 2026
  • In 1942, a researcher tried to get twenty boys at a summer camp to stop biting their nails.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
  • Think of this season’s iteration as grandma-core filtered through a summer camp lens.
    — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • With school out for most kids and summer camp, travel plans, or just a lot of outdoor play on the horizon, summer is a beloved time for many children.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 29 May 2026
  • Stewart's also advising families on how to pick a summer camp if their child has special needs.
    — Brandon Goldner, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Classes welcome kids as young as age 2, and the summer camps start at age 4, with five days of drop-off sessions running three hours each day.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
  • The resort feels like a summer camp, complete with sailing lessons, kayaks, and a saltwater pool overlooking the bay.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026
  • Breezy mornings are ideal for privacy before the heat mounts and the baths heave with people; redolent of a carefree summer camp.
    — Alia Akkam, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The summer camp scene really began to take off in the early 20th century.
    — Derek H. Alderman, The Conversation, 26 June 2026
  • There will also be summer camp from June 1 through the end of July, which will include trips to other clubs with pools.
    — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • These are the kinds of hijinks fans came to expect, evoking all the feelings of a fun day at summer camp… with maybe a slightly higher volume of pranks.
    — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
  • Still, by the end of summer camp, with the season fast approaching, Iheanachor was nowhere close to being ready to play at a high level.
    — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • Interracial summer camps, while not widespread, did start to crop up in the mid-20th century.
    — Derek H. Alderman, The Conversation, 26 June 2026
  • Veterans’ centers, summer camps, boat launches and garbage pickup could all be impacted.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026
  • My first foray into this genre of luxury summer camp stay was, hilariously, the same week my roof collapsed.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2026
  • Niki Cordell runs a summer camp in Chicago called Junior Chefs Kitchen.
    — Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 19 June 2026
  • This was at Keewaydin, a summer camp on Lake Dunmore, in Vermont.
    — John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

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