pitch a/the tent

idiom

: to set a tent up

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If not, guests can pitch a tent on the 1.65 acres that the home sits on. Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 24 June 2024 Homeless people will not be allowed to pitch a tent or sleep overnight on county property — such as a public bench, sidewalk or in a wooded area — according to an ordinance Seminole commissioners passed unanimously Tuesday with little discussion. Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024 My advice is to go pitch a tent in nature somewhere instead. Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2024 Marwan Naamani / dpa/picture alliance via Getty I A couple pitch a tent on the beach in Beirut today after fleeing from the southern suburbs of the city. NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pitch a/the tent 

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“Pitch a/the tent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitch%20a%2Fthe%20tent. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.

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