- present participle of shelter.
sheltering
Example Sentences
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In other footage, the Israeli forces appear to have confiscated the canopy under which the settlers were sheltering, while leaving their other equipment.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The city and county secured $1.6 million for emergency housing relocation through Airbnb and housing nonprofits, sheltering more than 1,300 residents and hundreds of pets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Rather, it was accompaniment: feeding, sheltering, driving, watching, and warning so no one had to move in isolation.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
In implementing the law, the government further defined "harm" to include "significant habitat modification or degradation where it actually kills or injures wildlife by significantly impairing essential behavioral patterns, including breeding, feeding or sheltering."
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
When he returned to Japan, he was charged with sheltering a political fugitive and arrested again.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
