How to Use tent in a Sentence

tent

1 of 2 noun
  • This is too hard of a league to fold the tent.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 2 May 2026
  • But once the garbage trucks left, the tents came back.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
  • There will not be seating or a tent.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • When no one has been in the tent before?
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The tent seemed to be the main target.
    — Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
  • And the tent's a hundred yards.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Is this tent his very first classroom?
    — Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
  • There’s plenty of room in our tent.
    — Deidre Johnson, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
  • And for the love of all things holy, do not store food in your tent.
    — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
  • As the wind whips, many tents blow over and collapse.
    — Storey Wertheimer, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
  • And a chair in the middle of the tent was turned over.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Right in the middle of my front room is a tent and a playpen.
    — Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
  • And there are first aid tents set up throughout the event grounds.
    — Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The group had three tents set up in the grass by a parking lot.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • When the truck left, two tents were gone — neither of which was tagged.
    — Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
  • The next day the revival tent was gone, along with the dark-haired girl.
    — Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The bear had raked a paw down the back of the tent, ripping it wide open.
    — Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
  • But as the week went on, tents continued to pop up.
    — Storey Wertheimer, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The tent is taken down after a brief time.
    — Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Cook as far from your tent as possible.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 22 June 2026
  • Tuesday’s state dinner will not be held in a tent.
    — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
  • For instance, the sewing kit could be used to make a sling or patch a tent hole.
    — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2018
  • The tents were flapping about in two or three feet of water.
    — Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
  • The bakers’ tent is about to become a much less boozy place.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The lake is clear of ice fishing tents because of thin ice.
    — Cbscolorado.com Staff, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Dinah had gone silent under the makeshift tent.
    — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • Then studios just became all pole, no tent.
    — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The tent was in place to keep the ice in playable condition.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Try your luck in bingo games, games of chance and a poker tent.
    — Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Overnight options range from tent camping to lodge rooms.
    — Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025

tent

2 of 2 verb
  • Transfer the steaks to a serving platter and tent with foil.
    — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Remember, if any part of the pie starts to darken too quickly, tent it with foil.
    — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2022
  • If beginning to brown too quickly, tent the crust with aluminum foil.
    — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Nov. 2020
  • When the roast is done, transfer to a carving board and tent it loosely with aluminum foil.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Don’t skip tenting the ake with foil after 25 minutes.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Using tongs, transfer chicken to serving platter and tent with aluminum foil.
    — Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Bake 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours, tenting with foil after 1 hour if browning too fast.
    — Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Sherwood’s home has been tented so that sulfuryl fluoride, a poisonous, odorless gas, can be sprayed inside.
    — Bill Hanna, star-telegram.com, 27 June 2017
  • 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
  • The design is suspended 30 feet above ground and features tented structures atop a mesh platform.
    — Elizabeth Stamp, CNN, 15 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
  • Store up to three months in the freezer, then bake from frozen, adjusting the baking time and tenting with foil as needed to prevent excess browning.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Any residents living in the apartment or home will need to vacate for 24 hours while the extermination team tents the space to release a fumigant gas.
    — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The La Jolla Shores Hotel is tented and closed for about a week for termite extermination.
    — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Bake in preheated oven until pastry is golden brown and filling is bubbling around edges, about 25 to 30 minutes, tenting with foil if needed.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
  • The new Air series tents debut as the lightest, breeziest Tentsiles ever, supporting ambitious tree-tenting adventures of all sizes.
    — New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • Bake in preheated oven until edges begin to bubble and top is golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes, tenting with aluminum foil as needed to prevent overbrowning.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 15 June 2025
  • Bake at 350°F until center is set, about 30 minutes, tenting edges using aluminum foil to prevent overbrowning, if needed.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Bake in preheated oven until golden brown and center is set, about 55 minutes, tenting with foil as needed during last 15 minutes of baking to prevent overbrowning.
    — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2025
  • Bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean or with just some moist crumbs, 45 to 50 minutes, loosely tenting with aluminum foil to prevent overbrowning, if needed.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Bake in preheated oven until set and golden brown on top, 45 to 50 minutes, tenting with aluminum foil after 40 minutes to prevent overbrowning, if necessary.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • For those who prefer tenting with a partner, Tentsile is simultaneously launching an Organza-bodied Air version of its two-person Flite tree tent.
    — New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • 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

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