shelter
Example Sentences
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Members of the press were instructed to shelter in place inside the White House briefing room.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Journalists who were on the White House North Lawn at the time said they were ordered to run and shelter in the press briefing room.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
Indie star Mitski isn't your typical Radio 1 artist, but she also drew an impressive crowd to the same stage on Saturday afternoon, including some who took the opportunity to shelter from the sun.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Even cars parked on the street that look pristine can be someone’s shelter, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
He thought of Fa: not Fa as he lay dying in the wreck of their shelter, but Fa as he’d been just before the bear attacked: laughing at the joke Torak had made.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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