shelter

Example Sentences

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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

Many carriers have also suspended services in and around the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, forcing some ships already in the area to seek shelter following Iranian threats to vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

He grabbed one of the alders he had used for their shelter and pulled it past the redwood roots.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret