How to Use teepee in a Sentence

teepee

noun
  • Place the small, flammable stuff in a teepee or log-cabin shape.
    Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 30 July 2014
  • 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
  • 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
  • At dusk, a large bonfire was built using massive logs arranged in the shape of a teepee.
    NBC News, 3 Mar. 2021
  • An orange cord connects the camera to a laptop perched on a stand just outside the teepee.
    Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • So don’t push the panic button and hide out in your toilet paper teepee.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 17 June 2021
  • The yard features a giant teepee, a hot tub, and hammocks for post-hike relaxation.
    Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2022
  • Jamie sequesters his nephew in a teepee and listens intently as Ian spills his guts.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Then, put your larger firewood pieces on top of that, surrounding it in a teepee structure.
    Jim Baird, Field & Stream, 28 June 2023
  • 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
  • Cozy up in a private teepee, yurt, covered wagon, or luxury tent.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2023
  • But residents had to leave treasures like their teepee behind, and submit to a no guests policy.
    Marisa Kendall, Star Tribune, 17 July 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • For a man who slept outside in a teepee during Casa Amor, snuggled with Faye’s teddy bear and has never before raised his voice, Teddy truly deserves far better treatment than this.
    Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2021
  • For months in downtown San Rafael, a large teepee supported by two-by-fours and draped with colorful blankets and tapestries served as a gathering place for unhoused residents.
    Marisa Kendall, Star Tribune, 17 July 2021
  • Inside is a husk, a memory of a teepee-like framework of spruce trees that was burned like an offering, slowly, over three weeks, until the interior blackened, as if the trees’ shadows had been imprinted on the concrete.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2020
  • For Christina's 37th birthday, Ant arranged a lovely breakfast for the family overlooking Laguna Beach in a teepee equipped with cozy floor pillows and cushions galore.
    Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, 23 May 2022
  • 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
  • The off-grid desert campground, founded by hospitality visionary Liz Lambert, is one of the area’s most beloved attractions where vacationers can opt to sleep under the stars in a safari tent, yurt, teepee, or vintage Airstream.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Personal reflections on a mysterious teepee and one’s connections to nature.
    Longreads, 26 May 2023
  • In August, multiple tribal nations will participate in installing a temporary teepee village near the Roosevelt Arch where visitors can learn from tribal members.
    Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2022
  • In addition to being spacious and perfect for families or a group of friends, this teepee-style tent offers campers a waterproof design for unexpected rain, with a removable rainfly and mesh interior for extra airflow.
    Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2023

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