How to Use teepee in a Sentence
teepee
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Place the small, flammable stuff in a teepee or log-cabin shape.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 30 July 2014
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Most can be set up with a hive (a kid’s tent that looks like a teepee) with two twin beds.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2021
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So don’t push the panic button and hide out in your toilet paper teepee.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 17 June 2021
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At dusk, a large bonfire was built using massive logs arranged in the shape of a teepee.
—NBC News, 3 Mar. 2021
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An orange cord connects the camera to a laptop perched on a stand just outside the teepee.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2022
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Jamie sequesters his nephew in a teepee and listens intently as Ian spills his guts.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2022
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Train the lightweight annual vines up a simple teepee or twig trellis.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2026
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Then, put your larger firewood pieces on top of that, surrounding it in a teepee structure.
—Jim Baird, Field & Stream, 28 June 2023
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The yard features a giant teepee, a hot tub, and hammocks for post-hike relaxation.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2022
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Build a teepee over the tinder using dry sticks that are about the thickness of a toothpick or a hair larger.
—Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023
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Cozy up in a private teepee, yurt, covered wagon, or luxury tent.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2022
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Try setting up an indoor teepee, a pup tent, or build a fort with blankets and chairs, and settle in for a little fun.
—Sherri Gordon, Clc, Parents, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recently, Caltrans workers tore down the teepee and the rest of the camp, as a small, somber crowd looked on.
—Marisa Kendall, Star Tribune, 17 July 2021
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Children might get a teepee tent and toys, while older kids might have cards, board games, boogie boards, or a volleyball net.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
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But residents had to leave treasures like their teepee behind, and submit to a no guests policy.
—Marisa Kendall, Star Tribune, 17 July 2021
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Kids receive the red carpet treatment from the butler, too, and can ask the butler for child-sized robes and even a teepee to play or sleep in.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 4 May 2025
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Using a small ax, Alex carefully split chunks of wood and arranged them in a circle, fanning out like a small teepee.
—Genaro Molina, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2022
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There was a fringe umbrella and a macramé teepee, pillows, rugs and ridiculous levels of romance and relaxation.
—Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 9 July 2021
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There is an age-old debate over whether the log cabin (twigs stacked in an ascending square shape) or the teepee (twigs leaned against each other in a cone shape) is more effective.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2015
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Courtesy image Outside are a deck with a hot tub, wildlife-friendly mature landscaping, and a grassy yard with a firepit and a teepee for guest glamping.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 18 June 2023
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Stay in a luxurious teepee with a full bathroom or a glamping tent with ceiling fans, a microwave, air conditioning and a mini-fridge.
—Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Oct. 2020
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The family home was decorated with a giant teepee covered in strands of green leaves, butterflies and pastel-colored balloons.
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
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But facts and dates are irrelevant — everyone remembers something different about the teepee.
—Longreads, 26 May 2023
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The attendees attached prayer ties to the skeleton of a teepee and those ties would later be burned with tobacco, with the smoke of the prayer making its journey to Creator.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2024
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The kid-amenity highlight for me was a ridiculously adorable teepee placed in our room with Thai jungle animals and flora painted on the interior.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Valley Forge had its revenge when a group tackled Parma’s Indian mascot, took away his feather headdress and stole their teepee.
—cleveland, 11 Sep. 2023
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Plus, for the first time in Love Island Australia history, there will be a special teepee where contestants can have deep and meaningful chats.
—Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2022
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Personal reflections on a mysterious teepee and one’s connections to nature.
—Longreads, 26 May 2023
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There are all sorts of accommodations to choose from, but glamping in a Conestoga wagon, luxury tent, or teepee is certainly the most memorable.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
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For example, on the creative vegetarian menu, the mushroom consomme is served with a central mass of crimini mushrooms encircled by strips of parsnip crisps that are arranged like a teepee.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022
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