pitch a/the tent

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: to set a tent up

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Recent Examples on the Web POSTs Travel Advice 14 Unique Family Trips That Will Get Your Kids Amped on Adventure Let your children wheel across the remote Utah desert, trek to a jungle treehouse in Thailand, and pitch a tent aboard a ferry to Alaska. Andrew Blue Sky, Outside Online, 5 Feb. 2024 Backpackers can pitch a tent in one of the park’s 36 rustic campgrounds, but visitors will find plenty of day-hiking opportunities, too, and the circa-1956 Rock Harbor Lodge makes up for a lack of bells and whistles with an endless reserve of old-school charm. Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 8 July 2024 Cupertino Campout Families are invited to pitch a tent at Creekside Park on July 20-21 for this year’s Cupertino Campout, with activities courtesy of Cupertino Parks and Recreation. Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 30 June 2024 There’s also the option to grab a backpacking permit, don a pack, and shuffle 13 miles along the Middle Fork Trail to Redwood Meadow to pitch a tent for the night. Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 May 2023 See all Example Sentences for pitch a/the tent 

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