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Nobody can pitch a tent, then dash home or back to a hotel for a good night's sleep.—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 10 July 2025 The week before, my brother and I had to pitch a tent in the back yard for sleeping because our bedrooms had been turned into staging areas for the caterer.—Lian Dolan, People.com, 20 May 2025 Stay the night in the park’s lodge or one of its lakeside cabins or pitch a tent at the campground and let the cicadas sing you to sleep.—West Virginia Tourism, AFAR Media, 15 May 2025 Durston Gear Users can pitch the tent rainfly first to protect the interior from active rain, inner tent first in clear weather, or with both layers pre-connected for the fastest setup time.—New Atlas, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pitch a/the tent
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