shelter
Example Sentences
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He lived in a homeless shelter for a time in his early 20s before moving to Tampa, Fla. In Florida, he worked a variety of jobs, including in a warehouse and inspecting orange groves.
A mother sloth shelters her baby from a downpour at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica.
From BBC
"My employer has offered food and shelter, but I do not know what will happen if the shutdown continues indefinitely," says Bhumi Kumar, another migrant worker employed at a factory which makes tiles.
From BBC
The hundreds of people who live here keep mostly out of sight, trying to stay within steps of a shelter.
Dozens of local residents were evacuated, with about 30 people taken to a shelter in the early hours of the morning.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
