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  • At times, this part of the story resembles the worst camping-out experience you have ever had; at others, it recalls a dungeons-and-dragons-type electronic game.

    Pottery Lurie, Alison 2007

  • The old place looked very snug, clean, and comfortable, too, after all the camping-out, and it was first-rate to have our own beds again.

    Robbery Under Arms 2004

  • By camping-out expeditions and the cautious gleaning of facts from those who had the repute of knowing the country, useful information had been acquired unobtrusively.

    The Confessions of a Beachcomber 2003

  • The general idea of these companies was a little camping-out expedition and a good time.

    Mark Twain: A Biography 2003

  • He was camping-out like a sort of hermit on one of the islands in the river; and I suppose the mystery made him attractive, though I admit he is attractive enough; a gentleman, and quite witty, though very melancholy — which, I suppose, increased the romance.

    The Complete Father Brown 2003

  • He was camping-out like a sort of hermit on one of the islands in the river; and I suppose the mystery made him attractive, though I admit he is attractive enough; a gentleman, and quite witty, though very melancholy — which, I suppose, increased the romance.

    The Complete Father Brown 2003

  • Her bedroom was consistent with her parlor: it perpetuated the same camping-out atmosphere; crates and suitcases, everything packed and ready to go, like the belongings of a criminal who feels the law not far behind.

    Breakfast At Tiffany's Capote, Truman, 1924- 1958

  • Her bedroom was consistent with her parlor: it perpetuated the same camping-out atmosphere; crates and suitcases, everything packed and ready to go, like the belongings of a criminal who feels the law not far behind.

    Breakfast At Tiffany's Capote, Truman, 1924- 1958

  • Chapter Four A FINE CAMPING-PLACE Toby had put all the camping-out gear in a nearby barn.

    Five Go To Billycock Hill Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1957

  • There is something very fascinating in camping-out; the camp-fires far and wide, the hum and bustle everywhere.

    The Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion History, Reminiscences, Description of Battle of Irish Bend, Carrying of Pay Roll, Roster Henry Hill Goodell

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