shelter

Example Sentences

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They gather drinking water from a river, start fires with sticks, arrange palm fronds for one type of shelter and ice blocks for another, as well as prepare meals of cactus and beetles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Dogs at the Chesterfield Square animal shelter have been kept inside their kennels for three weeks due to a giardia outbreak.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

She called on authorities "to make at least one inclusive shelter in each district".

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

"But surely we could have done something far more sensibly costed for bat shelter."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Even though the ash was still falling, Buzz decided to see what was happening outside their shelter.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone